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[people shouting]
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[suspenseful music]
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- Watch out the rope
is about to break!
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[suspenseful music swelling]
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[girl screaming]
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[woman screaming]
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- Get it, get it off!
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- Get the doctor!
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- [Man] There's
been an accident.
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[thunder crashing]
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[suspenseful music]
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- [Man] Luke, was
one of the first
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non-Jewish converts
to Christianity.
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A valued and loyal companion
of the Apostle Paul,
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he traveled extensively with him
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throughout the Middle
East and Europe.
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- In my former book, Theophilus,
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I wrote about all
that Jesus began to do
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and to teach until the day
he was taken up to Heaven
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after giving instructions
through the Holy Spirit
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to the apostles he had chosen.
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After his suffering,
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he showed himself to these men
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and gave many convincing
proofs that he was alive.
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He appeared to them
over a period of 40 days
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and spoke about
the kingdom of God.
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On one occasion while
he was eating with them,
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he gave them this command.
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- Do not leave Jerusalem,
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but wait for the gift
my Father promised,
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which you have heard
me speak about.
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For John baptized with water,
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but in a few days
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you will be baptized
with the Holy Spirit.
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- [Luke] So, when they met
together, they asked him.
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- Lord, are you
at this time going
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to restore the
kingdom to Israel?
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- [Luke] He said to them.
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- It is not for you
to know the times
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or dates the Father has
set by his own authority.
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But you will receive power
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when the Holy
Spirit comes on you,
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and you will be my
witnesses in Jerusalem,
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and in all Judea and Samaria,
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and to the ends of the Earth.
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- [Luke] After he said this,
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he was taken up before
their very eyes,
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and a cloud hid him
from their sight.
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They were looking intently up
into the sky as he was going,
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when suddenly two men dressed
in white stood beside them.
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- Men of Galilee.
- They said.
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- Why do you stand here
looking into the sky?
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- This same Jesus, who has been
taken from you into Heaven,
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will come back in the same way
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you have seen him
go into Heaven.
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- [Luke] Then they
returned to Jerusalem
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from the hill called
the Mount of Olives,
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a Sabbath day's
walk from the city.
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When they arrived,
they went upstairs
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to the room where
they were staying.
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Those present were Peter,
John, James, and Andrew,
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Philip, and Thomas,
Bartholomew, and Matthew,
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James, son of Alphaeus,
and Simon the Zealot,
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and Judas, son of James.
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They all joined together
constantly in prayer,
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along with the women and
Mary, the mother of Jesus,
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and with his brothers.
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In those days Peter stood
up among the believers,
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a group numbering
about a 120, and said.
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- Brothers, the scripture
had to be fulfilled,
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which the Holy
Spirit spoke long ago
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through the mouth of
David concerning Judas,
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who served as guide for
those who arrested Jesus.
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He was one of our number
and shared in our ministry.
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- [Luke] With the reward
he got for his wickedness,
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Judas bought a field;
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there he fell headlong,
his body burst open
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and all his intestines
spilled out.
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Everyone in Jerusalem
heard about this,
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so they called that field
in their language Akeldama,
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that is Field of Blood.
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- For.
- Said Peter.
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- It is written in
the Book of Psalms:
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May his place be deserted.
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Let there be no
one to dwell in it,
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and may another take
his place of leadership.
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Therefore it is necessary
to choose one of the men
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who have been with
us the whole time
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the Lord Jesus went
in and out among us.
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Beginning from John's
baptism to the time--
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- When.
- Jesus was taken up from us,
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for one of these
must become a witness
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with us of his resurrection.
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- [Luke] So they
proposed two men:
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Joseph, called Barsabbas,
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also known as
Justus, and Matthias.
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Then they prayed.
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- Lord, you know
everyone's heart.
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Show us which of these
two you have chosen
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to take over this
apostolic ministry,
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which Judas left to
go where he belongs.
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- [Luke] Then they cast lots,
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and the lot fell to Matthias.
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So he was added to
the eleven apostles.
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When the day of Pentecost came,
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they were all
together in one place.
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Suddenly a sound
like the blowing
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of a violent wind
came from Heaven
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and filled the whole house
where they were sitting.
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[wind blowing swiftly]
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They saw what seemed
to be tongues of fire
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that separated and came
to rest on each of them.
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[disciples cheering]
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All of them were filled
with the Holy Spirit
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and began to speak
in other tongues
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as the Spirit enabled them.
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[people cheering]
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Now there were staying in
Jerusalem God-fearing Jews
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from every nation under Heaven.
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When they heard this sound,
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a crowd came together
in bewilderment,
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because each one heard them
speaking in his own language.
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Utterly amazed, they asked.
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- Are not all these who
are speaking Galileans?
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Then how is it that each of us
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hears them in his
own native language?
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- Parthians, Medes,
and Elamites,
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residents of Mesopotamia.
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- Judea, and Cappadocia,
Pontus, and Asia,
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Phrygia, and Pamphylia, Egypt,
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and the parts of
Libya near Cyrene.
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- Visitors from Rome,
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both Jews and
converts to Judaism,
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Cretans, and Arabs.
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- We hear them declaring
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the wonders of God
in our own tongues.
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- [Luke] Amazed and perplexed,
they asked one another.
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- What does this mean?
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- [Luke] Some, however,
made fun of them and said.
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- They have had too much wine.
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[crowd chuckling]
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- [Luke] Then Peter
stood up with the 11,
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raised his voice and
addressed the crowd.
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- Fellow Jews,
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and all of you who
live in Jerusalem,
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let me explain this to you.
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Listen carefully to what I say.
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These men are not
drunk, as you suppose.
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It's only 9:00 in the morning.
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No, this is what was
spoken by the prophet Joel:
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"In the last days," God says,
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"I will pour out my
Spirit on all people.
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"Your sons and
daughters will prophesy.
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"Your young men
will see visions.
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"Your old men will dream dreams.
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"Even on my servants,
both men and women,
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"I will pour out my
Spirit in those days,
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"and they will prophesy.
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"I will show wonders
in the Heaven above
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"and signs on the Earth below,
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"blood and fire and
billows of smoke.
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"The sun will be
turned to darkness
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"and the moon to blood
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"before the coming of the great
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"and glorious day of the Lord.
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"And everyone who calls
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"on the name of the
Lord will be saved."
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Men of Israel, listen to this.
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Jesus of Nazareth was
a man accredited by God
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to you by miracles,
wonders, and signs,
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which God did among
you through him,
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as you yourselves know.
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This man was handed over to you
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by God's set purpose
and foreknowledge,
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and you with the
help of wicked men
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put him to death by
nailing him to the cross.
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But God raised
him from the dead,
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freeing him from
the agony of death,
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because it was impossible for
death to keep its hold on him.
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David said about him,
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"I saw the Lord
always before me.
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"Because he is at my right
hand, I will not be shaken.
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"Therefore my heart is glad
and my tongue rejoices.
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"My body also will live in hope,
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"because you will not
abandon me to the grave.
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"Nor will you let your
holy one see decay.
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"You have made known to
me the paths of life.
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"You will fill me with
joy in your presence."
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Brothers, I can
tell you confidently
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that the patriarch David
died and was buried,
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and his tomb is
here to this day.
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But he was a prophet
and knew that God
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had promised him on
oath that he would place
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one of his descendants
on his throne.
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Seeing what was ahead, he spoke
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of the resurrection
of the Christ,
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that he was not
abandoned to the grave,
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nor did his body see decay.
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God has raised
this Jesus to life,
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and we are all
witnesses of the fact.
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Exalted to the
right hand of God,
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he has received from the
Father the promised Holy Spirit
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and has poured out what
you now see and hear.
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For David did not ascend
to heaven and yet he said,
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"The Lord said to my
Lord sit at my right hand
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"until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet."
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Therefore, let all Israel
be assured of this.
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God has made this Jesus,
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whom you crucified,
both Lord and Christ.
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- [Luke] When the
people heard this,
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they were cut to the heart
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and said to Peter and
the other apostles.
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- Brothers, what shall we do?
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- [Luke] Peter replied.
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- Repent and be baptized
every one of you
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in the name of Jesus Christ
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for the forgiveness
of your sins.
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And you will receive the
gift of the Holy Spirit.
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The promise is for
you and your children
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and for all who are far off,
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for all whom the Lord
our God will call.
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[dramatic music]
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- With many other
words he warned them,
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and he pleaded with them,
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"Save yourselves from
this corrupt generation."
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Those who accepted his
message were baptized,
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and about 3,000 were added
to their number that day.
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They devoted themselves
to the apostles' teaching
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and to the fellowship,
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to the breaking of
bread and to prayer.
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Everyone was filled with awe.
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And many wonders
and miraculous signs
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were done by the apostles.
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All the believers were together
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and had everything in common.
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Selling their
possessions and goods,
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they gave to anyone
as he had need.
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Every day they continued
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to meet together in
the temple court.
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They broke bread in their homes
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and ate together with
glad and sincere hearts,
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praising God and enjoying
the favor of all the people.
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And the Lord added
to their number daily
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those who were being saved.
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One day Peter and John
were going up to the temple
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at the time of prayer at
3:00 in the afternoon.
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Now a man crippled from
birth was being carried
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to the temple gate
called Beautiful,
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where he was put
every day to beg
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from those going into
the temple courts.
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When he saw Peter and
John about to enter,
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he asked them for money.
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Peter looked straight
at him, as did John.
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Then Peter said.
- Look at us!
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- [Luke] So the man
gave them his attention,
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expecting to get
something from them.
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Then Peter said.
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- Silver or gold I do not have,
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but what I have I give you.
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In the name of Jesus
Christ of Nazareth, walk.
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[dramatic music]
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- [Luke] Taking him by the
right hand, he helped him up,
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and instantly the man's feet
and ankles became strong.
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He jumped to his feet
and began to walk.
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[beggar chuckling]
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Then he went with them
into the temple courts,
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walking, and jumping,
and praising God.
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When all the people saw him
walking and praising God,
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they recognized him as
the same man who used to
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sit begging at the temple
gate called Beautiful,
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and they were filled with wonder
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and amazement at what
had happened to him.
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While the beggar held
onto Peter and John,
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all the people were
astonished and came running
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to them in the place
called Solomon's Colonnade.
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When Peter saw this,
he said to them.
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- Men of Israel, why
does this surprise you?
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Why do you stare at us
as if by our own power
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or godliness we had
made this man walk?
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The God of Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob,
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the God of our fathers has
glorified his servant Jesus.
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You handed him
over to be killed,
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and you disowned
him before Pilate,
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though he had decided
to let him go.
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You disowned the Holy
and Righteous One
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and asked that a murderer
be released to you.
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You killed the author of life,
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but God raised
him from the dead.
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We are witnesses of this.
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By faith in the name of Jesus,
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this man whom you see
and know was made strong.
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It is Jesus' name and the
faith that comes through him
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that has given this
complete healing to him
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as you can all see.
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Now, brothers, I know that
you acted in ignorance,
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as did your leaders.
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But this is how God fulfilled
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what he had foretold
through all the prophets,
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saying that his
Christ would suffer.
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Repent then, and turn to God,
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[dramatic music]
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so that your sins
may be wiped out,
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that times of refreshing
may come from the Lord,
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and that he may send the Christ,
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who has been appointed
for you, even Jesus.
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He must remain in Heaven
until the time comes
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for God to restore everything,
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as he promised long ago
through his holy prophets.
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For Moses said, "The Lord
your God will raise up for you
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"a prophet like me from
among your own people.
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"You must listen to
everything he tells you.
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"Anyone who does
not listen to him
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"will be completely cut
off from among his people."
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Indeed, all the
prophets from Samuel on,
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as many as have spoken
have foretold these days.
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And you are heirs
of the prophets
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and of the covenant God
made with your fathers.
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He said to Abraham
through your offspring
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all peoples on Earth
will be blessed.
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When God raised up his servant,
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he sent him first
to you to bless you
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by turning each of you
from your wicked ways.
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- [Luke] The priests and the
captain of the temple guard
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and the Sadducees
came up to Peter
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and John while they were
speaking to the people.
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They were greatly disturbed
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because the apostles
were teaching the people
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and proclaiming in Jesus the
resurrection of the dead.
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They seized Peter and John
and because it was evening,
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they put them in jail
until the next day.
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But many who heard
the message believed,
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and the number of men
grew to about 5,000.
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The next day the rulers, elders,
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and the teachers of the
law met in Jerusalem.
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Annas the high priest was there,
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and so were Caiaphas,
John, Alexander,
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and other men of the
high priest's family.
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They had Peter and John
brought before them
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and began to question them.
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- By what power or what
name did you do this?
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- [Luke] Then Peter, filled
with the Holy Spirit,
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said to them.
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- Rulers and elders
of the people,
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if we are being called
to account today
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for an act of kindness
shown to a cripple
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and are asked how he was
healed, then know this
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you and all the
people of Israel,
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[dramatic music]
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it is by the name of
Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
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whom you crucified but whom
God raised from the dead,
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that this man stands
before you healed.
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He is the stone you
builders rejected,
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which has become the capstone.
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Salvation is found
in no one else.
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For there is no other
name under Heaven
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given to man by which
we must be saved.
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- [Luke] When they saw the
courage of Peter and John
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and realized that they were
unschooled, ordinary men,
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they were astonished,
and they took note
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that these men had
been with Jesus.
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But since they could see the man
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who had been healed
standing there with them,
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there was nothing
they could say.
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So they ordered them to
withdraw from the Sanhedrin
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and then conferred together.
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- What are we going
to do with these men?
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- [Luke] They asked.
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- Everybody living
in Jerusalem knows
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they have done an
outstanding miracle,
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and we cannot deny it.
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But to stop this thing
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from spreading any
further among the people,
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we must warn these men to speak
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no longer to anyone
in this name.
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[suspenseful music]
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- [Luke] Then they
called them in again
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and commanded them not to speak
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or teach at all in
the name of Jesus.
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But Peter and John replied.
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- Judge for yourselves
whether it is right
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in God's sight to obey
you rather than God.
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- For we cannot help speaking
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about what we have
seen and heard.
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- [Luke] After further
threats they let them go.
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They could not decide
how to punish them,
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because all the people
were praising God
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for what had happened.
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For the man who was
miraculously healed
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was over 40 years old.
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On their release, Peter
and John went back
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to their own people
and reported all that
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the chief priests and
elders had said to them.
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When they heard this,
they raised their voices
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together in prayer to God.
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- Sovereign Lord.
- They said.
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- You made the
Heaven, and the Earth,
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and the sea, and
everything in them.
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- You spoke by the Holy
Spirit through the mouth
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of your servant,
our father David.
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Why do the nations rage
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and the peoples plot in vain?
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The kings of the
Earth take their stand
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and the rulers gather
together against the Lord
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and against his anointed one.
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- Indeed Herod
and Pontius Pilate
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met together with the gentiles
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and the people of
Israel in this city
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to conspire against
your holy servant,
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Jesus, whom you anointed.
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- They did what your power
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and will had decided
beforehand should happen.
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- Now, Lord, consider
their threats
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and enable your servants
to speak your word
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with great boldness.
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- Stretch out your hand to heal
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and perform miraculous
signs and wonders
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through the name of
your holy servant Jesus.
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- [Luke] After they prayed,
the place where they
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were meeting was shaken.
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And they were all filled
with the Holy Spirit
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and spoke the word
of God boldly.
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[ground rumbling loudly]
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All the believers were
one in heart and mind.
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No one claimed that any of
his possessions was his own,
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but they shared
everything they had.
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With great power the
apostles continued to testify
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to the resurrection
of the Lord Jesus.
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And much grace
was upon them all.
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There were no needy
persons among them.
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For from time to time those who
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owned land or houses sold them,
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brought the money from the sales
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and put it at the
apostles' feet,
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and it was distributed
to anyone as he had need.
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Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus,
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whom the apostles
called Barnabas,
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which means son of
encouragement, sold
a field he owned
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and brought the money and
put it at the apostles' feet.
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Now a man named Ananias
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together with his wife Sapphira
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also sold a piece of property.
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With his wife's full knowledge,
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he kept back part of
the money for himself,
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but brought the rest and put
it at the apostles' feet.
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Then Peter said, "Ananias,
how is it that Satan has so
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"filled your heart that you
have lied to the Holy Spirit
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"and have kept for
yourself some of the money
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"you received for the land?
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"Didn't it belong to
you before it was sold?
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"And after it was sold,
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"wasn't the money
at your disposal?
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"What made you think
of doing such a thing?
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"You have not lied
to men but to God."
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When Ananias heard this,
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he fell down and died.
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And great fear seized all
who heard what had happened.
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Then some young men came
forward, wrapped up his body,
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and carried him
out and buried him.
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About three hours
later his wife came in,
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not knowing what had happened.
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Peter asked her, "Tell me,
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"is this the price you and
Ananias got for the land?"
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"Yes," she said,
"that is the price."
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Peter said to her,
"How could you agree
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"to test the Spirit of the Lord?
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"Look, the feet of the men
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"who buried your
husband are at the door,
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"and they will
carry you out also."
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At that moment she fell
down at his feet and died.
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Then the young men came
in and finding her dead,
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carried her out and buried
her beside her husband.
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Great fear seized
the whole church
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and all who heard
about these events.
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The apostles performed
many miraculous signs
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and wonders among the people.
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And all the believers
used to meet together
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in Solomon's Colonnade.
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No one else dared join them,
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even though they were highly
regarded by the people.
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Nevertheless, more and more
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men and women
believed in the Lord
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and were added to their number.
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[people chatting distantly]
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As a result, people brought
the sick into the streets
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and laid them on beds and mats,
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so that at least Peter's shadow
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might fall on some of
them as he passed by.
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[people chatting distantly]
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[dramatic music]
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Crowds gathered also from
the towns around Jerusalem,
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bringing their sick and those
tormented by evil spirits
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and all of them were healed.
504
00:27:48,839 --> 00:27:50,807
Then the high priest
and all his associates,
505
00:27:50,807 --> 00:27:52,878
who were members of the
party of the Sadducees,
506
00:27:52,878 --> 00:27:54,500
were filled with jealousy.
507
00:27:57,054 --> 00:27:58,400
They arrested the apostles
508
00:27:58,400 --> 00:27:59,988
and put them in the public jail.
509
00:28:18,317 --> 00:28:20,906
But during the night
an angel of the Lord
510
00:28:20,906 --> 00:28:23,805
opened the doors of the
jail and brought them out.
511
00:28:23,805 --> 00:28:26,394
[bright music]
512
00:29:00,221 --> 00:29:02,775
- Go and stand in
the temple courts.
513
00:29:02,775 --> 00:29:04,397
- [Luke] He said.
514
00:29:04,397 --> 00:29:07,676
- And tell the people
the fullness, that
there is new life.
515
00:29:15,512 --> 00:29:17,894
- [Luke] At daybreak they
entered the temple courts,
516
00:29:17,894 --> 00:29:20,586
as they had been told, and
began to teach the people.
517
00:29:22,036 --> 00:29:23,934
When the high priest and
his associates arrived,
518
00:29:23,934 --> 00:29:25,729
they called together
the Sanhedrin,
519
00:29:25,729 --> 00:29:28,387
the full assembly of
the elders of Israel,
520
00:29:28,387 --> 00:29:31,045
and sent to the jail
for the apostles.
521
00:29:31,045 --> 00:29:32,253
But on arriving at the jail,
522
00:29:32,253 --> 00:29:34,738
the officers did
not find them there.
523
00:29:34,738 --> 00:29:36,291
So they went back and reported.
524
00:29:36,291 --> 00:29:37,776
- We found the jail
securely locked,
525
00:29:37,776 --> 00:29:39,363
with the guards
standing at the doors,
526
00:29:39,363 --> 00:29:42,711
but when we opened them,
we found no one inside.
527
00:29:43,678 --> 00:29:44,817
- [Luke] On hearing this report,
528
00:29:44,817 --> 00:29:46,612
the captain of the temple guard
529
00:29:46,612 --> 00:29:48,717
and the chief
priests were puzzled,
530
00:29:48,717 --> 00:29:50,892
wondering what
would come of this.
531
00:29:50,892 --> 00:29:52,273
Then someone came and said.
532
00:29:52,273 --> 00:29:55,069
- Look, the men you put in jail
533
00:29:55,069 --> 00:29:58,693
are standing in the temple
courts teaching the people.
534
00:29:58,693 --> 00:30:00,764
- [Luke] At that, the captain
went with his officers
535
00:30:00,764 --> 00:30:02,662
and brought the apostles.
536
00:30:02,662 --> 00:30:04,872
They did not use force,
because they feared
537
00:30:04,872 --> 00:30:06,528
that the people
would stone them.
538
00:30:07,633 --> 00:30:08,945
Having brought the apostles,
539
00:30:08,945 --> 00:30:10,981
they made them appear
before the Sanhedrin
540
00:30:10,981 --> 00:30:13,742
to be questioned
by the high priest.
541
00:30:13,742 --> 00:30:16,987
- We gave you strict orders
not to teach in this name.
542
00:30:16,987 --> 00:30:18,230
- He said.
- Yet you have
543
00:30:18,230 --> 00:30:20,059
filled Jerusalem
with your teaching
544
00:30:20,059 --> 00:30:21,578
[councilmen muttering]
545
00:30:21,578 --> 00:30:24,581
and are determined to make us
guilty of this man's blood.
546
00:30:25,754 --> 00:30:27,826
- [Luke] Peter and the
other apostles replied.
547
00:30:27,826 --> 00:30:29,828
- We must obey God
rather than men.
548
00:30:31,346 --> 00:30:33,797
The God of our fathers
raised Jesus from the dead,
549
00:30:33,797 --> 00:30:37,180
whom you had killed by
hanging him on a tree.
550
00:30:37,180 --> 00:30:42,150
God exalted him to his own
right hand as Prince and Savior
551
00:30:43,048 --> 00:30:44,566
that he might give repentance
552
00:30:44,566 --> 00:30:47,017
and forgiveness
of sins to Israel.
553
00:30:47,017 --> 00:30:48,467
- [Man] They must kill them!
554
00:30:48,467 --> 00:30:49,744
[council muttering]
555
00:30:49,744 --> 00:30:52,022
- We are witnesses
of these things,
556
00:30:52,022 --> 00:30:53,886
and so is the Holy Spirit,
557
00:30:53,886 --> 00:30:56,785
whom God has given to
those who obey him.
558
00:30:56,785 --> 00:30:58,270
- [Luke] When they heard
this, they were furious
559
00:30:58,270 --> 00:31:00,203
and wanted to put them to death.
560
00:31:00,203 --> 00:31:03,620
But a Pharisee named Gamaliel,
a teacher of the law,
561
00:31:03,620 --> 00:31:05,656
who was honored
by all the people,
562
00:31:05,656 --> 00:31:08,004
stood up in the Sanhedrin
and ordered that
563
00:31:08,004 --> 00:31:10,661
the men be put outside
for a little while.
564
00:31:10,661 --> 00:31:13,388
[dramatic music]
565
00:31:19,429 --> 00:31:21,845
Then he addressed them.
566
00:31:21,845 --> 00:31:23,053
- Men of Israel,
567
00:31:24,641 --> 00:31:29,646
consider carefully what you
intend to do to these men.
568
00:31:40,553 --> 00:31:43,315
Some time ago Theudas appeared,
569
00:31:44,385 --> 00:31:45,973
claiming to be somebody,
570
00:31:47,698 --> 00:31:52,669
and about 400 men
rallied to him.
571
00:31:54,774 --> 00:31:55,568
He was killed,
572
00:31:56,776 --> 00:31:59,124
all his followers
were dispersed,
573
00:32:00,780 --> 00:32:03,922
and it all came to nothing.
574
00:32:06,062 --> 00:32:09,513
After him, Judas the Galilean
575
00:32:09,513 --> 00:32:13,207
appeared in the
days of the census
576
00:32:13,207 --> 00:32:17,383
and led a band of
people in revolt.
577
00:32:19,730 --> 00:32:22,112
He too was killed,
578
00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:26,496
and all his followers
were scattered.
579
00:32:28,532 --> 00:32:33,537
Therefore, in the present
case I advise you:
580
00:32:35,125 --> 00:32:37,300
Leave these men alone.
581
00:32:39,129 --> 00:32:40,579
Let them go.
582
00:32:40,579 --> 00:32:43,478
[suspenseful music]
583
00:32:43,478 --> 00:32:46,481
For if their purpose or activity
584
00:32:46,481 --> 00:32:49,968
is of human origin,
it will fail.
585
00:32:51,417 --> 00:32:54,593
But if it is from God,
586
00:32:55,801 --> 00:32:59,598
you will not be able
to stop these men.
587
00:32:59,598 --> 00:33:04,430
You will only find yourselves
fighting against God.
588
00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:08,400
- [Luke] His speech
persuaded them.
589
00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:11,506
They called the apostles
in and had them flogged.
590
00:33:11,506 --> 00:33:12,991
Then they ordered
them not to speak
591
00:33:12,991 --> 00:33:15,476
in the name of Jesus
and let them go.
592
00:33:15,476 --> 00:33:18,410
The apostles left the
Sanhedrin rejoicing
593
00:33:18,410 --> 00:33:20,101
because they had
been counted worthy
594
00:33:20,101 --> 00:33:22,448
of suffering disgrace
for the name.
595
00:33:23,863 --> 00:33:26,418
[gentle music]
596
00:33:31,733 --> 00:33:34,288
Day after day in
the temple courts
597
00:33:34,288 --> 00:33:36,635
and from house to house,
they never stopped teaching
598
00:33:36,635 --> 00:33:39,638
and proclaiming the good news
that Jesus is the Christ.
599
00:33:44,505 --> 00:33:47,853
In those days when the number
of disciples was increasing,
600
00:33:49,027 --> 00:33:51,374
the Grecian Jews among
them complained against
601
00:33:51,374 --> 00:33:54,066
the Hebraic Jews because their
widows were being overlooked
602
00:33:54,066 --> 00:33:55,792
in the daily
distribution of food.
603
00:33:57,242 --> 00:34:00,038
So the 12 gathered all the
disciples together and said,
604
00:34:00,038 --> 00:34:02,143
"It would not be right
for us to neglect
605
00:34:02,143 --> 00:34:05,146
"the ministry of the word of
God in order to wait on tables.
606
00:34:06,251 --> 00:34:09,116
"Brothers, choose seven
men from among you
607
00:34:09,116 --> 00:34:12,015
"who are known to be full
of the Spirit and wisdom.
608
00:34:13,292 --> 00:34:15,501
"We will turn this
responsibility over to them,
609
00:34:16,709 --> 00:34:18,953
"and we'll give our
attention to prayer
610
00:34:18,953 --> 00:34:20,472
"and the ministry of the word."
611
00:34:21,576 --> 00:34:23,337
This proposal pleased
the whole group.
612
00:34:24,821 --> 00:34:26,167
They chose Stephen,
613
00:34:26,167 --> 00:34:29,101
a man full of faith
and of the Holy Spirit,
614
00:34:29,101 --> 00:34:33,278
also Philip, Procorus,
Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas,
615
00:34:33,278 --> 00:34:36,729
and Nicolas from Antioch,
a convert to Judaism.
616
00:34:37,937 --> 00:34:39,939
They presented these
men to the apostles,
617
00:34:39,939 --> 00:34:43,046
who prayed and laid
their hands on them.
618
00:34:43,046 --> 00:34:44,392
So the word of God spread.
619
00:34:45,842 --> 00:34:48,051
The number of disciples in
Jerusalem increased rapidly,
620
00:34:48,051 --> 00:34:51,917
and a large number of priests
became obedient to the faith.
621
00:34:51,917 --> 00:34:54,506
[gentle music]
622
00:34:54,506 --> 00:34:58,303
Now Stephen, a man full
of God's grace and power,
623
00:34:58,303 --> 00:35:01,720
did great wonders and miraculous
signs among the people.
624
00:35:11,661 --> 00:35:13,904
Opposition arose,
however, from members
625
00:35:13,904 --> 00:35:17,391
of the Synagogue of the
Freedmen, as it was called.
626
00:35:17,391 --> 00:35:19,807
Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria
627
00:35:19,807 --> 00:35:22,913
as well as the provinces
of Cilicia and Asia,
628
00:35:22,913 --> 00:35:25,433
these men began to
argue with Stephen.
629
00:35:25,433 --> 00:35:27,297
But they could not stand
up against his wisdom
630
00:35:27,297 --> 00:35:29,748
or the Spirit by
whom him he spoke.
631
00:35:29,748 --> 00:35:32,820
Then they secretly
persuaded some men to say,
632
00:35:32,820 --> 00:35:35,961
"We have heard Stephen
speak words of blasphemy
633
00:35:35,961 --> 00:35:38,343
"against Moses and against God."
634
00:35:38,343 --> 00:35:40,931
[gentle music]
635
00:35:45,039 --> 00:35:46,282
So they stirred up the people
636
00:35:46,282 --> 00:35:48,974
and the elders and the
teachers of the law.
637
00:35:48,974 --> 00:35:51,839
They seized Stephen and brought
him before the Sanhedrin.
638
00:36:00,606 --> 00:36:03,575
They produced false
witnesses who testified.
639
00:36:03,575 --> 00:36:06,025
- This fellow never stops
speaking against this holy place
640
00:36:06,025 --> 00:36:07,337
and against the law.
641
00:36:07,337 --> 00:36:08,959
- For we have heard him say
642
00:36:08,959 --> 00:36:12,066
that this Jesus of Nazareth
will destroy this place
643
00:36:12,066 --> 00:36:14,896
and change the customs
Moses handed down to us.
644
00:36:14,896 --> 00:36:17,796
[people muttering]
645
00:36:19,625 --> 00:36:21,144
- [Luke] All who were
sitting in the Sanhedrin
646
00:36:21,144 --> 00:36:23,146
looked intently at Stephen,
647
00:36:23,146 --> 00:36:26,011
and they saw that his face
was like the face of an angel.
648
00:36:26,874 --> 00:36:28,876
Then the high priest asked him.
649
00:36:28,876 --> 00:36:30,118
- Are these charges true?
650
00:36:34,192 --> 00:36:35,710
- [Luke] To this he replied.
651
00:36:35,710 --> 00:36:38,334
- Brothers and
fathers, listen to me.
652
00:36:38,334 --> 00:36:39,818
[gentle music]
653
00:36:39,818 --> 00:36:43,201
The God of glory appeared
to our father Abraham
654
00:36:43,201 --> 00:36:45,513
while he was still
in Mesopotamia,
655
00:36:45,513 --> 00:36:46,790
before he lived in Haran.
656
00:36:47,998 --> 00:36:50,069
"Leave your country and
your people," God said,
657
00:36:50,069 --> 00:36:52,900
"and go to the land
I will show you."
658
00:36:52,900 --> 00:36:57,145
So he left the land of the
Chaldeans and settled in Haran.
659
00:36:57,145 --> 00:36:58,664
After the death of his father,
660
00:36:58,664 --> 00:37:00,942
God sent him to this land
where you are now living.
661
00:37:02,289 --> 00:37:05,430
He gave him no inheritance
here, not even a foot of ground,
662
00:37:07,017 --> 00:37:09,365
but God promised him
663
00:37:10,814 --> 00:37:13,472
that he and his
descendants after him
664
00:37:13,472 --> 00:37:14,611
would possess the land,
665
00:37:15,854 --> 00:37:18,166
even though at that time
Abraham had no child.
666
00:37:19,582 --> 00:37:21,411
God spoke to him in this way,
667
00:37:23,275 --> 00:37:26,140
"You descendants
will be strangers
668
00:37:26,140 --> 00:37:27,762
"in a country not their own,
669
00:37:27,762 --> 00:37:32,008
"and they will be enslaved
and mistreated 400 years.
670
00:37:32,008 --> 00:37:35,391
"But I will punish the
nation they serve as slaves,"
671
00:37:35,391 --> 00:37:38,739
God said, "And afterward they
will come out of that country
672
00:37:38,739 --> 00:37:40,327
"and worship me in this place."
673
00:37:42,018 --> 00:37:44,503
Then he gave Abraham the
covenant of circumcision.
674
00:37:45,677 --> 00:37:47,437
And Abraham became
the father of Isaac
675
00:37:48,852 --> 00:37:50,889
and circumcised him eight
days after his birth.
676
00:37:52,994 --> 00:37:55,480
Later Isaac became
the father of Jacob,
677
00:37:56,860 --> 00:37:59,380
and Jacob became the father
of the 12 patriarchs.
678
00:37:59,380 --> 00:38:01,693
Because the patriarchs
were jealous of Joseph,
679
00:38:01,693 --> 00:38:04,074
they sold him as a
slave into Egypt.
680
00:38:04,074 --> 00:38:05,179
But God was with him
681
00:38:06,318 --> 00:38:08,216
and rescued him from
all his troubles.
682
00:38:09,356 --> 00:38:11,565
He gave Joseph wisdom
and enabled him to gain
683
00:38:11,565 --> 00:38:14,361
the goodwill of
Pharaoh, king of Egypt.
684
00:38:14,361 --> 00:38:19,124
So he made him ruler over
Egypt and all his palace.
685
00:38:19,124 --> 00:38:21,299
Then a famine struck
all Egypt and Canaan,
686
00:38:21,299 --> 00:38:22,576
bringing great suffering,
687
00:38:24,336 --> 00:38:26,165
and our fathers
could not find food.
688
00:38:27,719 --> 00:38:31,274
When Jacob heard that
there was grain in Egypt,
689
00:38:32,413 --> 00:38:34,381
he sent our fathers
on their first visit.
690
00:38:36,693 --> 00:38:38,108
On their second visit,
691
00:38:39,731 --> 00:38:41,802
Joseph told his
brothers who he was,
692
00:38:43,148 --> 00:38:45,530
and Pharaoh learned
about Joseph's family.
693
00:38:46,669 --> 00:38:50,500
After this, Joseph sent
for his father Jacob
694
00:38:50,500 --> 00:38:53,848
and his whole family, 75 in all.
695
00:38:53,848 --> 00:38:56,057
Then Jacob went down to Egypt,
696
00:38:56,057 --> 00:38:57,542
where he and our fathers died.
697
00:38:58,991 --> 00:39:00,959
Their bodies were
brought back to Shechem
698
00:39:02,340 --> 00:39:05,722
and placed in the tomb that
Abraham had bought from
699
00:39:05,722 --> 00:39:09,208
the sons of Hamor at Shechem
for a certain sum of money.
700
00:39:10,658 --> 00:39:11,728
As the time drew near
701
00:39:12,971 --> 00:39:15,353
for God to fulfill his
promise to Abraham,
702
00:39:16,733 --> 00:39:20,012
the number of our people
in Egypt greatly increased.
703
00:39:20,012 --> 00:39:23,499
Then another king, who
knew nothing about Joseph,
704
00:39:23,499 --> 00:39:24,914
became ruler of Egypt.
705
00:39:26,018 --> 00:39:27,882
He dealt treacherously
with our people
706
00:39:29,194 --> 00:39:30,989
and oppressed our
forefathers by forcing them
707
00:39:30,989 --> 00:39:34,544
to throw out their newborn
babies so that they would die.
708
00:39:34,544 --> 00:39:37,375
At that time Moses was born,
709
00:39:37,375 --> 00:39:40,205
and he was no ordinary child.
710
00:39:40,205 --> 00:39:43,346
For three months he was cared
for in his father's house.
711
00:39:43,346 --> 00:39:45,313
When he was placed outside,
712
00:39:45,313 --> 00:39:47,039
Pharaoh's daughter took him
713
00:39:47,039 --> 00:39:49,387
and brought him
up as her own son.
714
00:39:49,387 --> 00:39:52,528
Moses was educated in all
the wisdom of the Egyptians
715
00:39:52,528 --> 00:39:55,289
and was powerful in
speech and action.
716
00:39:56,497 --> 00:39:58,223
When Moses was 40 years old,
717
00:39:59,397 --> 00:40:01,191
he decided to visit
his fellow Israelites.
718
00:40:02,607 --> 00:40:05,126
He saw one of them being
mistreated by an Egyptian,
719
00:40:06,127 --> 00:40:07,853
so he went to his defense
720
00:40:07,853 --> 00:40:11,339
and avenged him by
killing the Egyptian.
721
00:40:11,339 --> 00:40:14,791
Moses thought that his
own people would realize
722
00:40:14,791 --> 00:40:18,933
that God was using him to
rescue them, but they did not.
723
00:40:22,730 --> 00:40:25,561
The next day Moses came
upon two Israelites
724
00:40:25,561 --> 00:40:27,286
who were fighting.
725
00:40:27,286 --> 00:40:29,634
He tried to reconcile
them by saying,
726
00:40:29,634 --> 00:40:31,152
"Men, you are brothers.
727
00:40:31,152 --> 00:40:33,016
"Why do you want to
hurt each other?"
728
00:40:34,259 --> 00:40:36,468
But the man who was
mistreating the other
729
00:40:36,468 --> 00:40:38,608
pushed Moses aside and said,
730
00:40:38,608 --> 00:40:40,955
"Who made you ruler
and judge over us?
731
00:40:42,992 --> 00:40:44,269
"Do you want to kill me
732
00:40:44,269 --> 00:40:46,961
"as you killed the
Egyptian yesterday?"
733
00:40:46,961 --> 00:40:49,757
When Moses heard this,
he fled to Midian,
734
00:40:51,172 --> 00:40:53,243
where he settled as a
foreigner and had two sons.
735
00:40:55,522 --> 00:40:57,765
After 40 years had passed,
736
00:40:57,765 --> 00:41:00,768
an angel appeared to Moses in
the flames of a burning bush
737
00:41:00,768 --> 00:41:02,321
in the desert near Mount Sinai.
738
00:41:03,668 --> 00:41:05,946
When he saw this, he
was amazed at the sight.
739
00:41:07,154 --> 00:41:08,604
As he went over to
look more closely,
740
00:41:10,019 --> 00:41:11,330
he heard the Lord's voice.
741
00:41:12,918 --> 00:41:14,817
"I am the God of your fathers,
742
00:41:14,817 --> 00:41:18,165
the God of Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob."
743
00:41:19,580 --> 00:41:22,410
Moses trembled with fear
and did not dare to look.
744
00:41:22,410 --> 00:41:24,999
Then the Lord said to him,
"Take off your sandals.
745
00:41:24,999 --> 00:41:27,450
"The place where you are
standing is holy ground.
746
00:41:29,038 --> 00:41:30,488
"I have indeed seen
747
00:41:31,696 --> 00:41:36,321
"the oppression of
my people in Egypt.
748
00:41:36,321 --> 00:41:38,219
"I have heard their groaning
749
00:41:38,219 --> 00:41:40,498
"and have come down
to set them free.
750
00:41:42,603 --> 00:41:46,262
"Now come, I will send
you back to Egypt."
751
00:41:49,610 --> 00:41:51,543
This is the same Moses
752
00:41:51,543 --> 00:41:53,787
whom they had rejected
with the words,
753
00:41:53,787 --> 00:41:55,547
"Who made you ruler and judge?"
754
00:41:57,066 --> 00:42:00,483
He was sent to be their ruler
and deliverer by God himself,
755
00:42:00,483 --> 00:42:02,899
through the angel who
appeared to him in the bush.
756
00:42:08,215 --> 00:42:09,423
He led them out of Egypt
757
00:42:11,667 --> 00:42:14,393
and did wonders and
miraculous signs in Egypt,
758
00:42:14,393 --> 00:42:17,569
at the Red Sea and for
40 years in the desert.
759
00:42:17,569 --> 00:42:20,641
This is that Moses who
told the Israelites,
760
00:42:20,641 --> 00:42:23,575
"God will send you a prophet
like me from your own people."
761
00:42:25,404 --> 00:42:27,890
He was in the assembly in
the desert with the angel
762
00:42:27,890 --> 00:42:30,789
who spoke to him on Mount
Sinai, and with our fathers,
763
00:42:31,963 --> 00:42:35,518
and he received living
words to pass on to us.
764
00:42:36,933 --> 00:42:39,349
But our fathers
refused to obey him.
765
00:42:39,349 --> 00:42:41,041
Instead, they rejected him
766
00:42:41,041 --> 00:42:44,147
and in their hearts
turned back to Egypt.
767
00:42:44,147 --> 00:42:47,841
They told Aaron, "Make us
gods who will go before us.
768
00:42:47,841 --> 00:42:50,084
"As for this fellow Moses,
who led us out of Egypt,
769
00:42:50,084 --> 00:42:52,121
"we don't know what
has happened to him."
770
00:42:52,121 --> 00:42:55,296
That was the time they made
an idol in the form of a calf.
771
00:42:56,781 --> 00:43:00,612
They brought sacrifices to
it, and held a celebration
772
00:43:00,612 --> 00:43:02,890
in honor of what
their hands had made.
773
00:43:02,890 --> 00:43:03,891
But God turned away,
774
00:43:05,272 --> 00:43:08,516
and gave them over to the
worship of the heavenly bodies.
775
00:43:08,516 --> 00:43:09,690
This agrees with what is written
776
00:43:09,690 --> 00:43:11,105
in the book of the prophets:
777
00:43:12,313 --> 00:43:14,661
Did you bring me
sacrifices and offerings
778
00:43:14,661 --> 00:43:16,904
40 years in the desert,
O' house of Israel?
779
00:43:18,596 --> 00:43:21,391
You have lifted up the
tabernacle of Molek
780
00:43:21,391 --> 00:43:23,497
and the star of your god Rephan,
781
00:43:23,497 --> 00:43:25,672
the idols you made to worship.
782
00:43:25,672 --> 00:43:28,709
Therefore, I will send you
into exile beyond Babylon.
783
00:43:30,400 --> 00:43:32,920
Our forefathers had the
tabernacle of the testimony
784
00:43:32,920 --> 00:43:34,715
with them in the desert.
785
00:43:34,715 --> 00:43:37,166
It had been made as
God directed Moses,
786
00:43:37,166 --> 00:43:38,995
according to the
pattern he had seen.
787
00:43:40,376 --> 00:43:42,171
Having receiving the tabernacle,
788
00:43:43,759 --> 00:43:47,107
our fathers under Joshua
brought it with them
789
00:43:47,107 --> 00:43:48,902
when they took the
land from the nations
790
00:43:48,902 --> 00:43:50,420
God drove out before them.
791
00:43:52,630 --> 00:43:54,459
It remained in the land
792
00:43:55,771 --> 00:43:59,602
until the time of David,
who enjoyed God's favor
793
00:43:59,602 --> 00:44:00,810
and asked that he might provide
794
00:44:00,810 --> 00:44:02,605
a dwelling place for
the God of Jacob.
795
00:44:06,057 --> 00:44:09,647
But it was Solomon who
built a house for him.
796
00:44:12,511 --> 00:44:17,171
However, the Most High does
not live in houses made by men.
797
00:44:18,586 --> 00:44:22,383
As the prophet says,
"Heaven is my throne,
798
00:44:22,383 --> 00:44:24,040
"and the Earth is my footstool.
799
00:44:25,490 --> 00:44:29,908
"What kind of house will you
build for me," says the Lord,
800
00:44:32,014 --> 00:44:34,464
"Or where will my
resting place be?
801
00:44:34,464 --> 00:44:38,399
"Has not my hand made
all these things?"
802
00:44:45,717 --> 00:44:47,650
You stiff-necked people
803
00:44:48,893 --> 00:44:50,826
with uncircumcised
hearts and ears.
804
00:44:51,999 --> 00:44:53,345
You are just like your fathers.
805
00:44:53,345 --> 00:44:55,693
You always resist
the Holy Spirit.
806
00:44:55,693 --> 00:44:59,351
Was there ever a prophet your
fathers did not persecute?
807
00:45:00,767 --> 00:45:02,803
They even killed
those who predicted
808
00:45:02,803 --> 00:45:04,287
the coming of the Righteous One.
809
00:45:04,287 --> 00:45:06,773
And now you have betrayed
and murdered him.
810
00:45:06,773 --> 00:45:09,499
You who have received the law
811
00:45:09,499 --> 00:45:12,261
that was put into
effect through angels
812
00:45:12,261 --> 00:45:14,125
but have not obeyed it.
813
00:45:14,125 --> 00:45:15,885
[councilmen yelling angrily]
814
00:45:15,885 --> 00:45:17,300
[suspenseful music]
815
00:45:17,300 --> 00:45:18,992
- [Luke] When they heard
this, they were furious
816
00:45:18,992 --> 00:45:21,408
and gnashed their teeth at him.
817
00:45:26,931 --> 00:45:29,002
But Stephen, full
of the Holy Spirit,
818
00:45:29,002 --> 00:45:31,729
looked up to Heaven and
saw the glory of God,
819
00:45:31,729 --> 00:45:34,593
and Jesus standing at
the right hand of God.
820
00:45:34,593 --> 00:45:35,629
- Look.
821
00:45:35,629 --> 00:45:36,492
- [Luke] He said.
822
00:45:37,424 --> 00:45:38,425
- I see Heaven open,
823
00:45:39,840 --> 00:45:42,187
and the Son of Man standing
at the right hand of God.
824
00:45:43,361 --> 00:45:45,052
- [Luke] At this they
covered their ears.
825
00:45:45,052 --> 00:45:48,159
Yelling at the top of their
voices, they all rushed at him,
826
00:45:48,159 --> 00:45:50,126
[ominous music]
827
00:45:50,126 --> 00:45:51,679
[councilmen yelling]
828
00:45:51,679 --> 00:45:56,098
dragged him out of the city
and began to stone him.
829
00:45:57,616 --> 00:46:00,792
[suspenseful music swelling]
830
00:46:00,792 --> 00:46:02,829
Meanwhile, the witnesses
laid their clothes
831
00:46:02,829 --> 00:46:07,661
at the feet of a
young man named Saul.
832
00:46:07,661 --> 00:46:09,974
While they were stoning
him, Stephen prayed.
833
00:46:12,908 --> 00:46:14,530
- Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
834
00:46:17,498 --> 00:46:22,503
- [Luke] Then he fell on
his knees and cried out.
835
00:46:25,575 --> 00:46:27,888
- Lord, do not hold
this sin against them.
836
00:46:27,888 --> 00:46:32,341
- [Luke] When he had said
this, he fell asleep.
837
00:46:32,341 --> 00:46:35,620
[councilmen yelling angrily]
838
00:46:35,620 --> 00:46:39,831
And Saul was there giving
approval to his death.
839
00:46:39,831 --> 00:46:44,249
[suspenseful music]
[people yelling]
840
00:46:44,249 --> 00:46:45,941
On that day a great persecution
841
00:46:45,941 --> 00:46:48,564
broke out against the
church in Jerusalem,
842
00:46:48,564 --> 00:46:49,634
and all except the
apostles were scattered
843
00:46:50,669 --> 00:46:53,258
throughout Judea and Samaria.
844
00:46:53,258 --> 00:46:54,397
Godly men buried Stephen
and mourned deeply for him.
845
00:46:57,124 --> 00:46:58,919
But Saul began to
destroy the church.
846
00:47:00,058 --> 00:47:01,577
Going from house to house,
847
00:47:01,577 --> 00:47:04,304
he dragged off both men and
women and put them in prison.
848
00:47:09,136 --> 00:47:10,379
Those who had been scattered
849
00:47:10,379 --> 00:47:12,933
preached the word
wherever they went.
850
00:47:12,933 --> 00:47:15,177
Philip went down to
a city in Samaria
851
00:47:15,177 --> 00:47:16,799
and proclaimed the Christ there.
852
00:47:17,938 --> 00:47:19,250
When the crowds heard Philip
853
00:47:19,250 --> 00:47:21,700
and saw the miraculous
signs he did,
854
00:47:21,700 --> 00:47:24,358
they all paid close
attention to what he said.
855
00:47:24,358 --> 00:47:27,223
With shrieks, evil
spirits came out of many,
856
00:47:27,223 --> 00:47:30,192
and many paralytics and
cripples were healed.
857
00:47:30,192 --> 00:47:32,297
So there was great
joy in that city.
858
00:47:34,299 --> 00:47:36,474
Now for some time
a man named Simon
859
00:47:36,474 --> 00:47:38,510
had practiced
sorcery in the city
860
00:47:38,510 --> 00:47:41,203
and amazed all the
people of Samaria.
861
00:47:41,203 --> 00:47:43,964
[dramatic music]
862
00:47:53,629 --> 00:47:56,218
He boasted that he
was someone great,
863
00:47:56,218 --> 00:47:58,185
and all the people,
both high and low,
864
00:47:58,185 --> 00:48:00,049
gave him their
attention and exclaimed.
865
00:48:00,049 --> 00:48:04,743
- This man has the divine
power, known as the great power.
866
00:48:04,743 --> 00:48:06,884
- [Luke] They followed him
because he had amazed them
867
00:48:06,884 --> 00:48:08,575
for a long time with his magic.
868
00:48:11,889 --> 00:48:15,340
[Simon chuckling softly]
869
00:48:15,340 --> 00:48:17,998
[man screaming]
870
00:48:36,465 --> 00:48:38,501
- But when they believed
Philip, as he preached
871
00:48:38,501 --> 00:48:40,227
the good news of
the kingdom of God
872
00:48:40,227 --> 00:48:42,367
and the name of Jesus Christ,
873
00:48:42,367 --> 00:48:45,267
they were baptized,
both men and women.
874
00:48:45,267 --> 00:48:47,994
Simon himself believed
and was baptized.
875
00:48:47,994 --> 00:48:49,650
And he followed
Philip everywhere,
876
00:48:49,650 --> 00:48:52,308
astonished by the great
signs and miracles he saw.
877
00:48:55,898 --> 00:48:57,486
- When the apostles in Jerusalem
878
00:48:58,901 --> 00:49:01,214
heard that Samaria had
accepted the word of God,
879
00:49:02,940 --> 00:49:04,562
they sent Peter
and John to them.
880
00:49:05,735 --> 00:49:07,599
When they arrived,
they prayed for them
881
00:49:07,599 --> 00:49:09,325
that they might receive
the Holy Spirit,
882
00:49:09,325 --> 00:49:12,328
because the Holy Spirit had
not yet come upon any of them.
883
00:49:12,328 --> 00:49:14,123
They had simply been baptized
884
00:49:14,123 --> 00:49:15,745
into the name of the Lord Jesus.
885
00:49:17,092 --> 00:49:20,474
Then Peter and John placed
their hands on them,
886
00:49:20,474 --> 00:49:22,856
and they received
the Holy Spirit.
887
00:49:24,962 --> 00:49:27,102
[sighing heavily]
888
00:49:27,102 --> 00:49:29,138
When Simon saw that
the Spirit was given
889
00:49:29,138 --> 00:49:30,968
at the laying on of
the apostles' hands,
890
00:49:30,968 --> 00:49:32,693
he offered them money and said,
891
00:49:32,693 --> 00:49:34,833
"Give me also this ability,
892
00:49:34,833 --> 00:49:37,043
"so that everyone on
whom I lay my hands
893
00:49:37,043 --> 00:49:38,976
"may receive the Holy Spirit."
894
00:49:38,976 --> 00:49:41,254
[Luke chuckling]
895
00:49:41,254 --> 00:49:42,980
Peter answered.
896
00:49:42,980 --> 00:49:46,017
- May your money perish with
you, because you thought
897
00:49:46,017 --> 00:49:48,088
you could buy the gift
of God with money.
898
00:49:49,676 --> 00:49:52,713
You have no part or
share in this ministry,
899
00:49:52,713 --> 00:49:54,957
because your heart is
not right before God.
900
00:49:56,407 --> 00:49:59,444
Repent of this wickedness
and pray to the Lord.
901
00:49:59,444 --> 00:50:00,652
Perhaps, he will forgive you
902
00:50:00,652 --> 00:50:02,516
for having such a
thought in your heart.
903
00:50:07,073 --> 00:50:09,799
For I see that you
are full of bitterness
904
00:50:09,799 --> 00:50:10,766
and captive to sin.
905
00:50:12,630 --> 00:50:13,907
- [Luke] Then Simon answered.
906
00:50:13,907 --> 00:50:15,840
- Pray to the Lord for me,
907
00:50:15,840 --> 00:50:19,016
so that nothing you have
said may happen to me.
908
00:50:20,051 --> 00:50:23,296
[gentle music]
909
00:50:23,296 --> 00:50:24,573
- [Luke] When they had testified
910
00:50:24,573 --> 00:50:26,333
and proclaimed the
word of the Lord,
911
00:50:26,333 --> 00:50:28,266
Peter and John
returned to Jerusalem,
912
00:50:28,266 --> 00:50:30,682
preaching the gospel in
many Samaritan villages.
913
00:50:42,315 --> 00:50:45,076
Now an angel of the
Lord said to Philip.
914
00:50:45,076 --> 00:50:49,046
- Go south to the
road, the desert road,
915
00:50:49,046 --> 00:50:50,288
[tense eerie music]
916
00:50:50,288 --> 00:50:52,049
that goes down from
Jerusalem to Gaza.
917
00:51:00,264 --> 00:51:01,506
- [Luke] So he started out,
918
00:51:05,303 --> 00:51:08,272
[gentle music]
919
00:51:08,272 --> 00:51:10,826
and on his way he met
an Ethiopian eunuch,
920
00:51:10,826 --> 00:51:12,586
an important
official in charge of
921
00:51:12,586 --> 00:51:15,244
all the treasury of Candace,
queen of the Ethiopians.
922
00:51:16,418 --> 00:51:19,145
This man had gone to
Jerusalem to worship,
923
00:51:19,145 --> 00:51:21,526
and on his way home was
sitting in his chariot
924
00:51:21,526 --> 00:51:23,735
reading the book of
Isaiah the prophet.
925
00:51:24,840 --> 00:51:26,566
The Spirit told Philip.
926
00:51:26,566 --> 00:51:29,569
- [Spirit] Go to that
chariot and stay near it.
927
00:51:29,569 --> 00:51:31,018
- [Luke] Then Philip
ran up to the chariot
928
00:51:31,018 --> 00:51:33,193
and heard the man reading
Isaiah the prophet.
929
00:51:41,443 --> 00:51:42,892
- Do you understand
what you are reading?
930
00:51:42,892 --> 00:51:44,791
- [Luke] Philip asked.
931
00:51:44,791 --> 00:51:45,619
- How can I.
932
00:51:45,619 --> 00:51:47,138
- [Luke] He said.
933
00:51:47,138 --> 00:51:48,864
- Unless someone
explains it to me?
934
00:51:50,314 --> 00:51:53,075
- [Luke] So he invited Philip
to come up and sit with him.
935
00:51:53,075 --> 00:51:55,767
[dramatic music]
936
00:52:02,705 --> 00:52:05,812
The eunuch was reading
this passage of scripture:
937
00:52:05,812 --> 00:52:07,331
- He was led like a
sheep to the slaughter,
938
00:52:07,331 --> 00:52:10,127
and as a lamb before
the shearer is silent,
939
00:52:10,127 --> 00:52:12,198
so he did not open his mouth.
940
00:52:12,198 --> 00:52:15,546
In his humiliation he
was deprived of justice.
941
00:52:15,546 --> 00:52:17,375
Who can speak of
his descendants?
942
00:52:17,375 --> 00:52:19,481
For his life was
taken from the Earth.
943
00:52:19,481 --> 00:52:21,034
- [Luke] The eunuch
asked Philip.
944
00:52:21,034 --> 00:52:23,795
- Tell me, please, who is
the prophet talking about,
945
00:52:23,795 --> 00:52:25,038
himself or someone else?
946
00:52:26,143 --> 00:52:27,282
- [Luke] Then Philip
began with that
947
00:52:27,282 --> 00:52:29,111
very passage of scripture
948
00:52:29,111 --> 00:52:33,219
and told him the good
news about Jesus.
949
00:52:33,219 --> 00:52:34,703
As they traveled along the road,
950
00:52:34,703 --> 00:52:36,912
they came to some water
and the eunuch said.
951
00:52:37,913 --> 00:52:40,122
- Look, here is water.
952
00:52:40,122 --> 00:52:42,228
Why shouldn't I be baptized?
953
00:52:42,228 --> 00:52:44,678
- [Luke] And he gave
orders to stop the chariot.
954
00:52:44,678 --> 00:52:47,198
Then both Philip and the eunuch
went down into the water,
955
00:52:47,198 --> 00:52:48,406
and Philip baptized him.
956
00:52:53,825 --> 00:52:55,310
When they came up
out of the water,
957
00:52:55,310 --> 00:52:57,553
the Spirit of the Lord
suddenly took Philip away,
958
00:52:57,553 --> 00:53:00,349
[Philip groaning]
959
00:53:07,460 --> 00:53:09,082
and the eunuch did
not see him again,
960
00:53:09,082 --> 00:53:11,395
but went on his way rejoicing.
961
00:53:11,395 --> 00:53:14,432
[chuckling happily]
962
00:53:14,432 --> 00:53:16,227
Philip, however,
appeared at Azotus
963
00:53:16,227 --> 00:53:18,402
and traveled about,
preaching the gospel
964
00:53:18,402 --> 00:53:20,645
in all the towns until
he reached Caesarea.
965
00:53:22,302 --> 00:53:24,477
Meanwhile, Saul was
still breathing out
966
00:53:24,477 --> 00:53:26,962
murderous threats against
the Lord's disciples.
967
00:53:28,239 --> 00:53:30,137
He went to the high
priest and asked him
968
00:53:30,137 --> 00:53:32,761
for letters to the
synagogues in Damascus,
969
00:53:32,761 --> 00:53:34,728
so that if he found
any there who belonged
970
00:53:34,728 --> 00:53:37,075
to the Way, whether
men or women,
971
00:53:37,075 --> 00:53:39,561
he might take them as
prisoners to Jerusalem.
972
00:53:40,734 --> 00:53:43,392
[ominous music]
973
00:53:46,775 --> 00:53:49,433
[horse braying]
974
00:53:57,303 --> 00:53:59,650
As he neared Damascus
on his journey,
975
00:53:59,650 --> 00:54:02,549
suddenly a light from
Heaven flashed around him.
976
00:54:02,549 --> 00:54:05,690
[suspenseful music]
977
00:54:05,690 --> 00:54:08,728
He fell to the ground and
heard a voice say to him.
978
00:54:08,728 --> 00:54:09,556
- Saul.
979
00:54:11,282 --> 00:54:12,145
Saul.
980
00:54:18,738 --> 00:54:21,327
Why do you persecute me?
981
00:54:21,327 --> 00:54:23,777
- Who are you, Lord?
982
00:54:23,777 --> 00:54:24,778
- [Luke] Saul asked.
983
00:54:30,267 --> 00:54:34,236
- I am Jesus, whom
you are persecuting.
984
00:54:34,236 --> 00:54:35,237
- [Luke] He replied.
985
00:54:37,239 --> 00:54:38,551
- Now get up and
go into the city,
986
00:54:38,551 --> 00:54:42,417
and you will be told
what you must do.
987
00:54:42,417 --> 00:54:45,109
- [Luke] The men traveling with
Saul stood there speechless.
988
00:54:45,109 --> 00:54:50,114
They heard the sound
but did not see anyone.
989
00:54:50,839 --> 00:54:53,186
[gasping heavily]
990
00:54:55,395 --> 00:54:56,845
Saul got up from the ground,
991
00:54:56,845 --> 00:54:59,157
but when he opened his
eyes, he could see nothing.
992
00:55:01,746 --> 00:55:04,611
So they led him by the
hand into Damascus.
993
00:55:04,611 --> 00:55:07,476
[birds chirping]
994
00:55:07,476 --> 00:55:09,064
For three days he was blind
995
00:55:10,237 --> 00:55:11,618
and did not eat
or drink anything.
996
00:55:17,866 --> 00:55:21,283
In Damascus there was a
disciple named Ananias.
997
00:55:21,283 --> 00:55:23,009
The Lord called to
him in a vision.
998
00:55:24,044 --> 00:55:25,356
- [Jesus] Ananias.
999
00:55:25,356 --> 00:55:27,979
[bright music]
1000
00:55:31,258 --> 00:55:32,605
- Yes, Lord.
1001
00:55:32,605 --> 00:55:34,261
- [Luke] He answered.
1002
00:55:34,261 --> 00:55:35,159
The Lord told him.
1003
00:55:36,574 --> 00:55:39,957
- [Jesus] Go to the house
of Judas on Straight Street
1004
00:55:39,957 --> 00:55:43,340
and ask for a man from Tarsus
named Saul, for he is praying.
1005
00:55:44,548 --> 00:55:47,378
In a vision he has seen
a man named Ananias come
1006
00:55:47,378 --> 00:55:50,588
and place his hands on
him to restore his sight.
1007
00:55:53,522 --> 00:55:55,317
- Lord.
- Ananias answered.
1008
00:55:56,456 --> 00:55:59,735
- I have heard many
reports about this man
1009
00:56:01,323 --> 00:56:05,120
and of all the harm he has done
to your saints in Jerusalem.
1010
00:56:05,120 --> 00:56:09,642
And he has come here with
authority from the chief priests
1011
00:56:09,642 --> 00:56:11,747
to arrest all who
call on your name.
1012
00:56:12,852 --> 00:56:14,888
- [Luke] But the
Lord said to Ananias.
1013
00:56:14,888 --> 00:56:16,200
- [Jesus] Go.
1014
00:56:16,200 --> 00:56:18,064
This man is my chosen instrument
1015
00:56:18,064 --> 00:56:20,273
to carry my name
before the gentiles
1016
00:56:20,273 --> 00:56:23,103
and their kings and before
the people of Israel.
1017
00:56:24,484 --> 00:56:27,556
I will show him how much
he must suffer for my name.
1018
00:56:37,324 --> 00:56:39,982
- [Luke] Then Ananias went
to the house and entered it.
1019
00:56:52,547 --> 00:56:55,342
Placing his hands
on Saul, he said.
1020
00:56:55,342 --> 00:56:56,171
- Brother Saul.
1021
00:56:59,968 --> 00:57:02,177
The Lord Jesus, who
appeared to you on the road
1022
00:57:02,177 --> 00:57:04,075
as you were coming
here, has sent me,
1023
00:57:06,008 --> 00:57:07,285
so that you may see again
1024
00:57:08,425 --> 00:57:10,185
and be filled with
the Holy Spirit.
1025
00:57:11,393 --> 00:57:13,291
- [Luke] Immediately,
something like scales
1026
00:57:13,291 --> 00:57:16,018
fell from Saul's eyes,
and he could see again.
1027
00:57:16,018 --> 00:57:18,780
[dramatic music]
1028
00:57:24,441 --> 00:57:27,444
[chuckling happily]
1029
00:57:29,756 --> 00:57:31,275
He got up and was baptized,
1030
00:57:31,275 --> 00:57:33,760
and after taking some food,
he regained his strength.
1031
00:57:37,039 --> 00:57:40,180
Saul spent several days with
the disciples in Damascus.
1032
00:57:40,180 --> 00:57:42,562
At once he began to
preach in the synagogues
1033
00:57:42,562 --> 00:57:44,150
that Jesus is the Son of God.
1034
00:57:45,531 --> 00:57:47,498
All those who heard it
were astonished and asked.
1035
00:57:47,498 --> 00:57:50,052
- Isn't he the man who
raised havoc in Jerusalem
1036
00:57:50,052 --> 00:57:51,847
among those who
call on this name?
1037
00:57:53,055 --> 00:57:54,401
- And hasn't he come
here to take them
1038
00:57:54,401 --> 00:57:56,818
as prisoners to
the chief priests?
1039
00:57:56,818 --> 00:57:58,751
- Yet Saul grew more
and more powerful
1040
00:57:58,751 --> 00:58:00,753
and baffled the Jews
living in Damascus
1041
00:58:00,753 --> 00:58:02,824
by proving that
Jesus is the Christ.
1042
00:58:04,481 --> 00:58:06,275
After many days had gone by,
1043
00:58:06,275 --> 00:58:07,829
the Jews conspired to kill him,
1044
00:58:09,313 --> 00:58:10,866
but Saul learned of their plan.
1045
00:58:10,866 --> 00:58:12,281
[suspenseful music]
1046
00:58:12,281 --> 00:58:13,731
Day and night they
kept close watch
1047
00:58:13,731 --> 00:58:15,871
on the city gates in
order to kill him.
1048
00:58:15,871 --> 00:58:17,942
But his followers took him
by night and lowered him
1049
00:58:17,942 --> 00:58:20,082
in a basket through an
opening in the wall.
1050
00:58:25,122 --> 00:58:27,849
[dramatic music]
1051
00:58:36,720 --> 00:58:39,377
When he came to Jerusalem, he
tried to join the disciples,
1052
00:58:39,377 --> 00:58:40,758
but they were all afraid of him,
1053
00:58:40,758 --> 00:58:42,967
not believing that he
really was a disciple.
1054
00:58:46,937 --> 00:58:48,110
But Barnabas took him
1055
00:58:50,250 --> 00:58:51,700
and brought him to the apostles.
1056
00:58:53,737 --> 00:58:57,741
He told them how Saul on his
journey had seen the Lord
1057
00:58:57,741 --> 00:59:00,226
and that the Lord
had spoken to him,
1058
00:59:00,226 --> 00:59:02,021
and how in Damascus
he had preached
1059
00:59:02,021 --> 00:59:03,609
fearlessly in the name of Jesus.
1060
00:59:04,989 --> 00:59:06,681
So Saul stayed with them
1061
00:59:06,681 --> 00:59:08,510
and moved about
freely in Jerusalem,
1062
00:59:09,615 --> 00:59:11,409
speaking boldly in
the name of the Lord.
1063
00:59:12,859 --> 00:59:15,655
He talked and debated
with the Grecian Jews,
1064
00:59:15,655 --> 00:59:17,692
but they tried to kill him.
1065
00:59:17,692 --> 00:59:19,486
When the brothers learned
of this, they took him
1066
00:59:19,486 --> 00:59:21,834
down to Caesarea and
sent him off to Tarsus.
1067
00:59:23,145 --> 00:59:25,113
Then the church
throughout Judea,
1068
00:59:25,113 --> 00:59:28,081
Galilee, and Samaria
enjoyed a time of peace.
1069
00:59:29,462 --> 00:59:32,845
It was strengthened and
encouraged by the Holy Spirit.
1070
00:59:34,571 --> 00:59:37,919
It grew in numbers living
in the fear of the Lord.
1071
00:59:42,130 --> 00:59:44,822
As Peter traveled
about the country,
1072
00:59:44,822 --> 00:59:46,755
he went to visit
the saints in Lydda.
1073
00:59:48,446 --> 00:59:50,863
There he found a
man named Aeneas,
1074
00:59:50,863 --> 00:59:54,107
a paralytic who'd been
bedridden for eight years.
1075
00:59:54,107 --> 00:59:57,041
"Aeneas," Peter said to him,
"Jesus Christ heals you.
1076
00:59:57,041 --> 00:59:58,698
"Get up and take
care of your mat."
1077
00:59:58,698 --> 01:00:00,907
Immediately Aeneas got up.
1078
01:00:02,806 --> 01:00:04,083
All those who lived in Lydda
1079
01:00:04,083 --> 01:00:06,982
and Sharon saw him and
turned to the Lord.
1080
01:00:10,572 --> 01:00:13,333
In Joppa there was a
disciple named Tabitha,
1081
01:00:14,300 --> 01:00:16,026
which when translated is Dorcas,
1082
01:00:17,441 --> 01:00:20,133
who was always doing good
and helping the poor.
1083
01:00:20,133 --> 01:00:22,688
About that time she
became sick and died,
1084
01:00:22,688 --> 01:00:26,761
and her body was washed and
placed in an upstairs room.
1085
01:00:26,761 --> 01:00:28,245
Now Lydda was near Joppa,
1086
01:00:28,245 --> 01:00:30,972
so when the disciples heard
that Peter was in Lydda,
1087
01:00:30,972 --> 01:00:32,767
they sent two men to
him and urged him.
1088
01:00:32,767 --> 01:00:33,906
Please come at once!
1089
01:00:34,769 --> 01:00:36,253
Peter went with them.
1090
01:00:36,253 --> 01:00:38,565
When he arrived, he was
taken upstairs to the room.
1091
01:00:39,739 --> 01:00:42,224
All the widows stood
around him crying
1092
01:00:42,224 --> 01:00:44,502
and showing him the
robes and other clothing
1093
01:00:44,502 --> 01:00:47,160
that Dorcas had made while
she was still with them.
1094
01:00:48,955 --> 01:00:51,820
[sighing] Peter sent
them all out of the room.
1095
01:00:53,580 --> 01:00:55,824
Then he got down on
his knees and prayed.
1096
01:00:58,620 --> 01:01:00,242
Turning toward the
dead woman, he said,
1097
01:01:00,242 --> 01:01:02,175
"Tabitha, get up."
1098
01:01:03,867 --> 01:01:07,664
She opened her eyes and
seeing Peter she sat up.
1099
01:01:09,666 --> 01:01:12,358
He took her by the hand
and helped her to her feet.
1100
01:01:13,497 --> 01:01:15,430
Then he called the
believers and the widows
1101
01:01:15,430 --> 01:01:17,363
and presented her to them alive.
1102
01:01:19,606 --> 01:01:23,541
[sighing] This became
known all over Joppa,
1103
01:01:23,541 --> 01:01:25,405
and many people
believed in the Lord.
1104
01:01:37,590 --> 01:01:39,592
Peter stayed in
Joppa for some time
1105
01:01:39,592 --> 01:01:40,973
with a tanner named Simon.
1106
01:01:48,014 --> 01:01:51,155
At Caesarea there was
a man named Cornelius,
1107
01:01:51,155 --> 01:01:53,951
a centurion in what was known
as the Italian Regiment.
1108
01:01:55,435 --> 01:01:58,300
He and all his family were
devout and God-fearing.
1109
01:01:58,300 --> 01:02:00,199
He gave generously
to those in need
1110
01:02:00,199 --> 01:02:01,648
and prayed to God regularly.
1111
01:02:07,482 --> 01:02:11,106
One day at about 3:00 in the
afternoon he had a vision.
1112
01:02:11,106 --> 01:02:13,522
He distinctly saw
an angel of God,
1113
01:02:13,522 --> 01:02:15,386
who came to him and said.
1114
01:02:15,386 --> 01:02:16,836
- Cornelius.
1115
01:02:16,836 --> 01:02:19,252
- [Luke] Cornelius
stared at him in fear.
1116
01:02:19,252 --> 01:02:21,668
- What is it, Lord?
- He asked.
1117
01:02:21,668 --> 01:02:23,049
The angel answered.
1118
01:02:23,049 --> 01:02:25,017
- Your prayers and
gifts to the poor
1119
01:02:25,017 --> 01:02:27,502
have come up as a memorial
offering before God.
1120
01:02:28,883 --> 01:02:33,439
Now send men to Joppa to
bring back a man named Simon
1121
01:02:34,164 --> 01:02:35,096
who is called Peter.
1122
01:02:36,304 --> 01:02:38,306
He is staying with
Simon the tanner,
1123
01:02:38,306 --> 01:02:40,066
whose house is by the sea.
1124
01:02:41,688 --> 01:02:44,070
- When the angel who
spoke to him had gone,
1125
01:02:44,070 --> 01:02:45,658
Cornelius called
two of his servants
1126
01:02:45,658 --> 01:02:48,488
and a devout soldier who
was one of his attendants.
1127
01:02:48,488 --> 01:02:51,215
[dramatic music]
1128
01:02:52,803 --> 01:02:54,529
He told them everything
that had happened
1129
01:02:54,529 --> 01:02:55,633
and sent them to Joppa.
1130
01:02:57,704 --> 01:02:59,292
About noon the following day
1131
01:02:59,292 --> 01:03:01,605
as they were on their journey
and approaching the city,
1132
01:03:01,605 --> 01:03:03,987
Peter went up on
the roof to pray.
1133
01:03:03,987 --> 01:03:06,334
He became hungry and
wanted something to eat,
1134
01:03:06,334 --> 01:03:08,198
and while the meal
was being prepared,
1135
01:03:08,198 --> 01:03:10,200
he fell into a trance.
1136
01:03:10,200 --> 01:03:13,548
He saw Heaven open and
something like a large sheet
1137
01:03:13,548 --> 01:03:16,344
being let down to Earth
by its four corners.
1138
01:03:16,344 --> 01:03:19,381
It contained all kinds
of four-footed animals,
1139
01:03:19,381 --> 01:03:22,212
as well as reptiles of the
Earth and birds of the air.
1140
01:03:23,213 --> 01:03:24,559
Then a voice told him,
1141
01:03:24,559 --> 01:03:26,009
"Get up, Peter, kill and eat."
1142
01:03:26,009 --> 01:03:27,907
"Surely not, Lord,"
Peter replied.
1143
01:03:27,907 --> 01:03:31,738
"I have never eaten
anything impure or unclean."
1144
01:03:31,738 --> 01:03:33,326
The voice spoke to
him a second time,
1145
01:03:33,326 --> 01:03:36,433
"Do not call anything impure
that God has made clean."
1146
01:03:38,297 --> 01:03:39,608
This happened three times,
1147
01:03:41,058 --> 01:03:43,405
and immediately the sheet
was taken back to Heaven.
1148
01:03:45,166 --> 01:03:47,824
While Peter was wondering about
the meaning of the vision,
1149
01:03:47,824 --> 01:03:51,172
the men sent by Cornelius found
out where Simon's house was
1150
01:03:51,172 --> 01:03:52,829
and stopped at the gate.
1151
01:03:52,829 --> 01:03:54,451
They called out asking if Simon,
1152
01:03:54,451 --> 01:03:56,556
who was known as Peter,
was staying there.
1153
01:03:59,145 --> 01:04:01,285
While Peter was still
thinking about the vision,
1154
01:04:01,285 --> 01:04:03,080
the Spirit said to him.
1155
01:04:03,080 --> 01:04:05,496
- [Spirit] Simon, three
men are looking for you.
1156
01:04:06,428 --> 01:04:08,292
So get up and go downstairs.
1157
01:04:09,742 --> 01:04:12,745
Do not hesitate to go with
them, for I have sent them.
1158
01:04:19,890 --> 01:04:22,203
- [Luke] Peter went down
and said to the men.
1159
01:04:22,203 --> 01:04:23,860
- I'm the one
you're looking for.
1160
01:04:24,895 --> 01:04:26,241
Why have you come?"
1161
01:04:26,241 --> 01:04:27,864
- [Luke] The men replied.
1162
01:04:27,864 --> 01:04:30,590
- We have come from
Cornelius the centurion.
1163
01:04:30,590 --> 01:04:31,833
He's a righteous
and God-fearing man,
1164
01:04:31,833 --> 01:04:34,629
who is respected by
all the Jewish people.
1165
01:04:34,629 --> 01:04:37,114
A holy angel told him to
have you to come to his house
1166
01:04:37,114 --> 01:04:38,909
so that he could hear
what you have to say.
1167
01:04:38,909 --> 01:04:40,117
- [Luke] Then Peter
invited the men
1168
01:04:40,117 --> 01:04:41,843
into the house to be his guests.
1169
01:04:42,982 --> 01:04:44,777
The next day Peter
started out with them,
1170
01:04:44,777 --> 01:04:47,124
and some of the brothers
from Joppa went along.
1171
01:04:48,574 --> 01:04:50,679
The following day he
arrived in Caesarea.
1172
01:04:52,233 --> 01:04:54,580
Cornelius was expecting
them and had called together
1173
01:04:54,580 --> 01:04:56,168
his relatives and close friends.
1174
01:04:57,583 --> 01:04:59,861
As Peter entered the
house, Cornelius met him
1175
01:04:59,861 --> 01:05:02,070
and fell at his
feet in reverence.
1176
01:05:02,070 --> 01:05:03,382
But Peter made him get up.
1177
01:05:04,348 --> 01:05:06,385
- Stand up.
- He said.
1178
01:05:06,385 --> 01:05:07,800
- I am only a man myself.
1179
01:05:09,215 --> 01:05:11,045
- [Luke] Talking with
him, Peter went inside
1180
01:05:11,045 --> 01:05:13,771
and found a large
gathering of people.
1181
01:05:13,771 --> 01:05:15,221
He said to them.
1182
01:05:15,221 --> 01:05:17,568
- You are well aware that
it is against our law
1183
01:05:17,568 --> 01:05:21,538
for a Jew to associate with
a gentile or visit him.
1184
01:05:21,538 --> 01:05:23,609
But God has shown
me that I should not
1185
01:05:23,609 --> 01:05:26,163
call any man impure or unclean.
1186
01:05:27,509 --> 01:05:29,235
So when I was sent for,
1187
01:05:29,235 --> 01:05:31,099
I came without
raising any objection.
1188
01:05:33,032 --> 01:05:35,069
May I ask why you sent for me?
1189
01:05:35,069 --> 01:05:36,622
- [Luke] Cornelius answered.
1190
01:05:36,622 --> 01:05:41,523
- Four days ago I was in my
house praying at this hour,
1191
01:05:42,490 --> 01:05:43,732
at 3:00 in the afternoon.
1192
01:05:45,148 --> 01:05:49,531
Suddenly, a man in shining
clothes stood before me
1193
01:05:50,947 --> 01:05:55,399
and said, "Cornelius,
God has heard your prayer
1194
01:05:55,399 --> 01:05:58,092
"and remembered your
gifts to the poor.
1195
01:05:58,092 --> 01:06:01,474
"Send to Joppa for Simon
who is called Peter.
1196
01:06:02,889 --> 01:06:05,547
"He is a guest in the
home of Simon the tanner,
1197
01:06:05,547 --> 01:06:06,686
"who lives by the sea."
1198
01:06:08,171 --> 01:06:10,242
So I sent for you immediately,
1199
01:06:10,242 --> 01:06:11,795
and it was good of you to come.
1200
01:06:13,245 --> 01:06:17,835
Now we are all here in the
presence of God to listen
1201
01:06:19,285 --> 01:06:21,978
to everything the Lord has
commanded you to tell us.
1202
01:06:21,978 --> 01:06:24,049
- [Luke] Then Peter
began to speak.
1203
01:06:24,049 --> 01:06:25,982
- I now realize how true it is
1204
01:06:25,982 --> 01:06:28,122
that God does not
show favoritism
1205
01:06:28,122 --> 01:06:31,194
but accepts men
from every nation
1206
01:06:31,194 --> 01:06:33,230
who fear him and
do what is right.
1207
01:06:35,094 --> 01:06:38,028
You know the message God
sent to the people of Israel,
1208
01:06:38,028 --> 01:06:40,720
telling the good news of
peace through Jesus Christ,
1209
01:06:40,720 --> 01:06:41,687
who is Lord of all.
1210
01:06:50,006 --> 01:06:52,180
You know what has
happened throughout Judea,
1211
01:06:52,180 --> 01:06:54,458
beginning in Galilee
after the baptism
1212
01:06:55,942 --> 01:06:59,670
that John preached how God
anointed Jesus of Nazareth
1213
01:06:59,670 --> 01:07:01,914
with the Holy Spirit and power,
1214
01:07:01,914 --> 01:07:04,261
and how he went
around doing good
1215
01:07:04,261 --> 01:07:07,782
and healing all who were
under the power of the devil,
1216
01:07:07,782 --> 01:07:09,956
because God was with him.
1217
01:07:09,956 --> 01:07:11,855
We are witnesses of
everything he did
1218
01:07:11,855 --> 01:07:14,547
in the country of the
Jews and in Jerusalem.
1219
01:07:15,686 --> 01:07:17,999
They killed him by
hanging him on a tree,
1220
01:07:17,999 --> 01:07:21,037
but God raised him from
the dead on the third day
1221
01:07:21,037 --> 01:07:22,348
and caused him to be seen.
1222
01:07:23,970 --> 01:07:25,903
He was not seen
by all the people,
1223
01:07:25,903 --> 01:07:29,424
but by witnesses whom
God had already chosen,
1224
01:07:29,424 --> 01:07:31,461
by us who ate and drank with him
1225
01:07:32,807 --> 01:07:34,188
after he rose from the dead.
1226
01:07:35,430 --> 01:07:38,226
He commanded us to
preach to the people
1227
01:07:38,226 --> 01:07:40,987
and to testify that he is
the one whom God appointed
1228
01:07:40,987 --> 01:07:43,473
as judge of the
living and the dead.
1229
01:07:44,715 --> 01:07:47,132
All the prophets
testify about him
1230
01:07:47,132 --> 01:07:48,961
that everyone who
believes in him
1231
01:07:48,961 --> 01:07:51,998
receives forgiveness of
sins through his name.
1232
01:07:51,998 --> 01:07:53,931
- [Luke] While Peter was
still speaking these words,
1233
01:07:53,931 --> 01:07:56,417
the Holy Spirit came on
all who heard the message.
1234
01:07:57,866 --> 01:07:59,937
The circumcised believers
who had come with Peter
1235
01:07:59,937 --> 01:08:01,870
were astonished that the
gift of the Holy Spirit
1236
01:08:01,870 --> 01:08:04,425
had been poured out
even on the gentiles.
1237
01:08:04,425 --> 01:08:07,255
For they heard them speaking
in tongues and praising God.
1238
01:08:10,155 --> 01:08:10,983
Then Peter said.
1239
01:08:11,915 --> 01:08:13,330
- Can anyone keep these people
1240
01:08:13,330 --> 01:08:15,815
from being baptized with water?
1241
01:08:15,815 --> 01:08:18,818
They have received the Holy
Spirit just as we have.
1242
01:08:18,818 --> 01:08:21,752
[gentle music]
1243
01:08:21,752 --> 01:08:23,892
- [Luke] So he ordered
that they be baptized
1244
01:08:23,892 --> 01:08:25,204
in the name of Jesus Christ.
1245
01:08:26,619 --> 01:08:29,277
Then they asked Peter to stay
with them for a few days.
1246
01:08:32,556 --> 01:08:35,559
[chuckling happily]
1247
01:08:41,807 --> 01:08:43,981
The apostles and the
brothers throughout Judea
1248
01:08:43,981 --> 01:08:47,123
heard that the gentiles also
had received the word of God.
1249
01:08:48,262 --> 01:08:49,780
So when Peter went
up to Jerusalem,
1250
01:08:49,780 --> 01:08:52,921
the circumcised believers
criticized him and said.
1251
01:08:52,921 --> 01:08:55,510
- You went into the house
of uncircumcised men
1252
01:08:55,510 --> 01:08:56,718
and ate with them.
1253
01:08:56,718 --> 01:08:58,651
- [Luke] Peter began
and explained everything
1254
01:08:58,651 --> 01:09:01,171
to them precisely
as it had happened.
1255
01:09:01,171 --> 01:09:02,966
- I was in the city
of Joppa praying,
1256
01:09:06,349 --> 01:09:08,903
and in a trance I saw a vision.
1257
01:09:08,903 --> 01:09:11,492
[gentle music]
1258
01:09:12,907 --> 01:09:14,874
I saw something
like a large sheet
1259
01:09:16,221 --> 01:09:19,707
being let down from Heaven
by its four corners,
1260
01:09:19,707 --> 01:09:21,295
and it came down to where I was.
1261
01:09:23,020 --> 01:09:24,194
I looked into it.
1262
01:09:24,194 --> 01:09:28,543
I saw four-footed
animals of the Earth,
1263
01:09:28,543 --> 01:09:33,548
wild beasts, reptiles,
and birds of the air.
1264
01:09:34,411 --> 01:09:37,759
Then I heard a voice telling me,
1265
01:09:37,759 --> 01:09:41,798
"Get up, Peter, kill and eat."
1266
01:09:41,798 --> 01:09:44,697
I replied, "Surely not, Lord.
1267
01:09:44,697 --> 01:09:48,218
"Nothing impure or unclean
has ever entered my mouth."
1268
01:09:49,495 --> 01:09:51,601
The voice spoke from
Heaven a second time,
1269
01:09:53,948 --> 01:09:57,986
"Do not call anything impure
that God has made clean."
1270
01:10:00,679 --> 01:10:02,336
This happened three times,
1271
01:10:02,336 --> 01:10:05,304
and then it was all
pulled up to heaven again.
1272
01:10:05,304 --> 01:10:07,927
Right then three men
1273
01:10:07,927 --> 01:10:09,929
who had been sent
to me from Caesarea
1274
01:10:09,929 --> 01:10:11,931
stopped at the house
where I was staying.
1275
01:10:13,830 --> 01:10:16,281
The Spirit told me
to have no hesitation
1276
01:10:17,213 --> 01:10:19,318
about going with them.
1277
01:10:19,318 --> 01:10:22,045
These six brothers
also went with me,
1278
01:10:22,977 --> 01:10:26,498
and we entered the man's house.
1279
01:10:26,498 --> 01:10:29,880
He told us how he had seen
1280
01:10:29,880 --> 01:10:31,641
an angel appear in his house
1281
01:10:33,159 --> 01:10:35,921
and say, "Send to Joppa for
Simon who is called Peter.
1282
01:10:37,371 --> 01:10:40,339
"He will bring you a
message through which you
1283
01:10:40,339 --> 01:10:42,479
"and all your household
will be saved."
1284
01:10:44,688 --> 01:10:48,416
As I began to speak, the
Holy Spirit came on them
1285
01:10:48,416 --> 01:10:51,316
as he had come on
us at the beginning.
1286
01:10:51,316 --> 01:10:53,352
Then I remembered what
the Lord had said:
1287
01:10:54,905 --> 01:10:56,424
John baptized with water,
1288
01:10:58,323 --> 01:11:00,566
but you will be baptized
with the Holy Spirit.
1289
01:11:03,224 --> 01:11:06,365
So if God gave them the
same gift as he gave us
1290
01:11:08,367 --> 01:11:11,059
who believed in the
Lord Jesus Christ,
1291
01:11:12,544 --> 01:11:16,444
who was I to think that
I could oppose God.
1292
01:11:16,444 --> 01:11:19,827
- When they heard this, they
had no further objections
1293
01:11:21,000 --> 01:11:23,796
and praised God,
saying, "So then,
1294
01:11:25,281 --> 01:11:28,525
"God has granted
even the gentiles
1295
01:11:28,525 --> 01:11:29,699
"repentance unto life."
1296
01:11:31,287 --> 01:11:33,358
Now those who had been
scattered by the persecution
1297
01:11:33,358 --> 01:11:37,810
in connection with Stephen
traveled as far as Phoenicia,
1298
01:11:37,810 --> 01:11:42,090
Cyprus, and Antioch, telling
the message only to Jews.
1299
01:11:43,954 --> 01:11:48,373
Some of them, however, men
from Cyprus and Cyrene,
1300
01:11:48,373 --> 01:11:51,168
went to Antioch and began
to speak to Greeks also,
1301
01:11:52,584 --> 01:11:54,586
telling them the good
news about the Lord Jesus.
1302
01:11:55,518 --> 01:11:57,002
The Lord's hand was with them,
1303
01:11:58,244 --> 01:12:00,005
and a great number
of people believed
1304
01:12:01,006 --> 01:12:02,318
and turned to the Lord.
1305
01:12:07,840 --> 01:12:12,845
[sighing] News of
this reached the ears
1306
01:12:13,708 --> 01:12:14,537
of the church in Jerusalem,
1307
01:12:17,125 --> 01:12:18,886
and they sent
Barnabas to Antioch.
1308
01:12:21,337 --> 01:12:25,582
When he arrived and saw the
evidence of the grace of God,
1309
01:12:25,582 --> 01:12:29,034
he was glad and encouraged
them all to remain true
1310
01:12:29,034 --> 01:12:30,725
to the Lord with
all their hearts.
1311
01:12:32,313 --> 01:12:33,487
He was a good man,
1312
01:12:35,523 --> 01:12:37,905
full of the Holy
Spirit and faith,
1313
01:12:40,459 --> 01:12:43,324
[sighing heavily]
1314
01:12:45,499 --> 01:12:48,191
[gentle music]
1315
01:12:48,191 --> 01:12:52,160
and a great number of people
were brought to the Lord.
1316
01:12:55,371 --> 01:12:58,374
Then Barnabas went to
Tarsus to look for Saul,
1317
01:13:00,168 --> 01:13:02,274
and when he found him, he
brought him to Antioch.
1318
01:13:03,724 --> 01:13:07,037
So for a whole year Barnabas
and Saul met with the church
1319
01:13:07,037 --> 01:13:09,592
and taught great
numbers of people.
1320
01:13:12,042 --> 01:13:14,631
The disciples were called
Christians first at Antioch.
1321
01:13:17,013 --> 01:13:18,152
During this time,
1322
01:13:19,567 --> 01:13:23,053
some prophets came down
from Jerusalem to Antioch.
1323
01:13:24,330 --> 01:13:27,161
One of them named Agabus
1324
01:13:28,887 --> 01:13:31,165
stood up and through
the Spirit predicted
1325
01:13:31,165 --> 01:13:32,891
that a severe
famine would spread
1326
01:13:32,891 --> 01:13:34,340
over the entire Roman world.
1327
01:13:35,480 --> 01:13:38,103
This happened during
the reign of Claudius.
1328
01:13:38,103 --> 01:13:40,381
The disciples, each
according to his ability,
1329
01:13:41,796 --> 01:13:44,247
decided to provide help for
the brothers living in Judea.
1330
01:13:45,386 --> 01:13:46,836
This they did,
sending their gift
1331
01:13:46,836 --> 01:13:48,734
to the elders by
Barnabas and Saul.
1332
01:13:51,944 --> 01:13:54,706
[dramatic music]
1333
01:13:55,879 --> 01:13:57,847
It was about this
time that King Herod
1334
01:13:57,847 --> 01:14:00,263
arrested some who
belonged to the church,
1335
01:14:00,263 --> 01:14:04,267
intending to persecute them.
1336
01:14:05,751 --> 01:14:07,891
He had James, the
brother of John,
1337
01:14:08,961 --> 01:14:10,376
put to death with the sword.
1338
01:14:13,103 --> 01:14:17,487
[people chatting distantly]
1339
01:14:17,487 --> 01:14:20,179
[ominous music]
1340
01:14:31,674 --> 01:14:32,916
[sword clanking]
1341
01:14:32,916 --> 01:14:35,643
[crowd cheering]
1342
01:14:39,302 --> 01:14:40,855
When he saw that this
pleased the Jews,
1343
01:14:40,855 --> 01:14:42,823
he proceeded to
seize Peter also.
1344
01:14:44,272 --> 01:14:46,136
This happened during the
Feast of Unleavened Bread.
1345
01:14:46,136 --> 01:14:49,139
[suspenseful music]
1346
01:14:54,144 --> 01:14:56,595
After arresting him,
he put him in prison,
1347
01:14:56,595 --> 01:14:57,838
handing him over to be guarded
1348
01:14:57,838 --> 01:15:00,426
by four squads of
four soldiers each.
1349
01:15:01,358 --> 01:15:02,808
Herod intended to bring him out
1350
01:15:02,808 --> 01:15:04,672
for public trial
after the Passover.
1351
01:15:06,605 --> 01:15:08,780
So Peter was kept in prison,
1352
01:15:08,780 --> 01:15:11,472
but the church was earnestly
praying to God for him.
1353
01:15:15,303 --> 01:15:18,168
The night before Herod
was to bring him to trial,
1354
01:15:18,168 --> 01:15:20,516
Peter was sleeping
between two soldiers,
1355
01:15:20,516 --> 01:15:22,241
bound with two chains,
1356
01:15:22,241 --> 01:15:24,312
and sentries stood
guard at the entrance.
1357
01:15:25,866 --> 01:15:28,075
Suddenly, an angel
of the Lord appeared
1358
01:15:28,075 --> 01:15:29,559
and a light shone in the cell.
1359
01:15:30,767 --> 01:15:33,287
He struck Peter on the
side and woke him up.
1360
01:15:33,287 --> 01:15:35,565
- Quick, get up.
- He said.
1361
01:15:36,773 --> 01:15:38,430
And the chains fell
off Peter's wrists.
1362
01:15:41,088 --> 01:15:43,124
Then the angel said to him.
1363
01:15:43,124 --> 01:15:44,816
- Put on your
clothes and sandals.
1364
01:15:45,851 --> 01:15:47,715
- [Luke] And Peter did so.
1365
01:15:47,715 --> 01:15:50,476
[dramatic music]
1366
01:16:06,492 --> 01:16:10,013
- Wrap your cloak around
you and follow me.
1367
01:16:10,013 --> 01:16:13,707
- [Luke] The angel told him.
1368
01:16:16,675 --> 01:16:18,608
Peter followed him
out of the prison,
1369
01:16:18,608 --> 01:16:20,576
but he had no idea
that what the angel
1370
01:16:20,576 --> 01:16:22,267
was doing was really happening.
1371
01:16:22,267 --> 01:16:24,441
He thought he was
seeing a vision.
1372
01:16:24,441 --> 01:16:27,513
They passed the first
and second guards
1373
01:16:27,513 --> 01:16:29,792
and came to the iron
gate leading to the city.
1374
01:16:33,209 --> 01:16:35,936
It opened for them by itself,
and they went through it.
1375
01:16:42,839 --> 01:16:45,117
When they had walked the
length of one street,
1376
01:16:45,117 --> 01:16:46,636
suddenly the angel left him.
1377
01:16:50,778 --> 01:16:52,677
Then Peter came to
himself and said.
1378
01:16:55,680 --> 01:16:58,475
- Now I know without a doubt
that the Lord sent his angel
1379
01:16:58,475 --> 01:17:00,650
and rescued me from
Herod's clutches
1380
01:17:00,650 --> 01:17:03,515
and from everything the Jewish
people were anticipating.
1381
01:17:03,515 --> 01:17:06,518
[chuckling happily]
1382
01:17:11,523 --> 01:17:12,766
- [Luke] When this
had dawned on him,
1383
01:17:12,766 --> 01:17:14,077
he went to the house of Mary,
1384
01:17:14,077 --> 01:17:17,080
the mother of John,
also called Mark,
1385
01:17:17,080 --> 01:17:19,496
where many people had
gathered and were praying.
1386
01:17:22,845 --> 01:17:25,157
Peter knocked at
the outer entrance,
1387
01:17:25,157 --> 01:17:28,264
and a servant girl named
Rhoda came to answer the door.
1388
01:17:28,264 --> 01:17:30,991
[dramatic music]
1389
01:17:35,409 --> 01:17:38,343
When she recognized Peter's
voice, she was so overjoyed
1390
01:17:38,343 --> 01:17:41,484
she ran back without
opening it and exclaimed.
1391
01:17:41,484 --> 01:17:42,623
- Peter is at the door!
1392
01:17:44,798 --> 01:17:46,040
- You're out of your mind.
1393
01:17:46,040 --> 01:17:47,801
- They told her.
[soft knocking on door]
1394
01:17:47,801 --> 01:17:49,561
When she kept insisting
that it was so,
1395
01:17:49,561 --> 01:17:51,356
they said, "It
must be his angel."
1396
01:17:52,668 --> 01:17:54,117
But Peter kept on knocking,
1397
01:18:02,160 --> 01:18:03,748
and when they opened
the door and saw him,
1398
01:18:03,748 --> 01:18:05,646
they were astonished.
1399
01:18:05,646 --> 01:18:07,890
Peter motioned with his
hand for them to be quiet
1400
01:18:07,890 --> 01:18:10,686
and described how the Lord
had brought him out of prison.
1401
01:18:14,828 --> 01:18:17,520
[gentle music]
1402
01:18:19,729 --> 01:18:21,697
- Tell James and the
brothers about this.
1403
01:18:21,697 --> 01:18:24,009
- [Luke] He said and then
he left for another place.
1404
01:18:32,052 --> 01:18:33,881
In the morning, there
was no small commotion
1405
01:18:33,881 --> 01:18:37,091
among the soldiers as to
what had become of Peter.
1406
01:18:37,091 --> 01:18:39,369
After Herod had a thorough
search made for him
1407
01:18:39,369 --> 01:18:42,441
and did not find him, he
cross-examined the guards
1408
01:18:42,441 --> 01:18:44,133
and ordered that
they be executed.
1409
01:18:48,724 --> 01:18:51,036
Then Herod went from
Judea to Caesarea
1410
01:18:51,036 --> 01:18:52,762
and stayed there awhile.
1411
01:18:52,762 --> 01:18:55,627
He had been quarreling with
the people of Tyre and Sidon.
1412
01:18:55,627 --> 01:18:58,872
They now joined together and
sought an audience with him.
1413
01:18:58,872 --> 01:19:00,736
Having secured the
support of Blastus,
1414
01:19:00,736 --> 01:19:03,014
a trusted personal
servant of the king,
1415
01:19:03,014 --> 01:19:05,257
they asked for peace,
because they depended
1416
01:19:05,257 --> 01:19:07,466
on the king's country
for their food supply.
1417
01:19:09,641 --> 01:19:12,368
[people cheering]
1418
01:19:12,368 --> 01:19:14,163
On the appointed day Herod,
1419
01:19:14,163 --> 01:19:16,613
wearing his royal
robes, sat on his throne
1420
01:19:16,613 --> 01:19:19,582
and delivered a public
address to the people.
1421
01:19:19,582 --> 01:19:21,101
They shouted.
1422
01:19:21,101 --> 01:19:24,069
- This is the voice of
a god, not of a man.
1423
01:19:27,383 --> 01:19:29,212
- [Luke] Immediately,
because Herod did not
1424
01:19:29,212 --> 01:19:33,044
give praise to God, an angel
of the Lord struck him down,
1425
01:19:33,044 --> 01:19:36,012
and he was eaten
by worms and died.
1426
01:19:36,012 --> 01:19:39,015
[suspenseful music]
1427
01:19:41,777 --> 01:19:44,641
But the word of God continued
to increase and spread.
1428
01:19:47,541 --> 01:19:49,612
When Barnabas and Saul had
finished their mission,
1429
01:19:49,612 --> 01:19:51,096
they returned from Jerusalem,
1430
01:19:51,096 --> 01:19:53,719
taking with them John,
also called Mark.
1431
01:19:56,032 --> 01:19:57,551
[gentle music]
1432
01:19:57,551 --> 01:20:00,588
In the church at Antioch there
were prophets and teachers:
1433
01:20:00,588 --> 01:20:02,970
Barnabas, Simeon called Niger,
1434
01:20:02,970 --> 01:20:05,110
Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen,
1435
01:20:05,110 --> 01:20:08,734
who had been brought up with
Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
1436
01:20:08,734 --> 01:20:10,288
- He is with me.
1437
01:20:10,288 --> 01:20:12,704
- [Luke] While they were
worshiping the Lord and fasting,
1438
01:20:12,704 --> 01:20:14,361
the Holy Spirit said,
1439
01:20:14,361 --> 01:20:16,535
"Set apart for me
Barnabas and Saul
1440
01:20:16,535 --> 01:20:18,710
"for the work to which
I have called them."
1441
01:20:21,644 --> 01:20:23,335
So after they had
fasted and prayed,
1442
01:20:23,335 --> 01:20:26,166
they placed their hands
on them and sent them off.
1443
01:20:26,166 --> 01:20:29,031
The two of them, sent on
their way by the Holy Spirit,
1444
01:20:29,031 --> 01:20:32,828
went down to Seleucia and
sailed from there to Cyprus.
1445
01:20:32,828 --> 01:20:34,795
When they arrived at Salamis,
1446
01:20:34,795 --> 01:20:37,763
they proclaimed the word of
God in the Jewish synagogues.
1447
01:20:37,763 --> 01:20:40,076
John was with them
as their helper.
1448
01:20:40,076 --> 01:20:41,871
They traveled through
the whole island
1449
01:20:41,871 --> 01:20:43,528
until they came to Paphos.
1450
01:20:43,528 --> 01:20:45,219
There they met a Jewish sorcerer
1451
01:20:45,219 --> 01:20:47,566
and false prophet
named Bar-Jesus,
1452
01:20:47,566 --> 01:20:50,293
who was an attendant of the
proconsul Sergius Paulus.
1453
01:20:53,365 --> 01:20:55,885
The proconsul, an intelligent
man, sent for Barnabas
1454
01:20:55,885 --> 01:20:58,819
and Saul because he wanted
to hear the word of God.
1455
01:20:58,819 --> 01:21:02,098
But Elymas the sorcerer, for
that is what his name means,
1456
01:21:02,098 --> 01:21:05,515
opposed them and tried to turn
the proconsul from the faith.
1457
01:21:05,515 --> 01:21:07,966
Then Saul, who was
also called Paul,
1458
01:21:07,966 --> 01:21:09,347
filled with the Holy Spirit,
1459
01:21:09,347 --> 01:21:11,521
looked straight at
Elymas and said.
1460
01:21:11,521 --> 01:21:15,111
- You are a child of the devil
1461
01:21:15,111 --> 01:21:17,803
and an enemy of
everything that is right!
1462
01:21:17,803 --> 01:21:19,288
[dramatic music]
1463
01:21:19,288 --> 01:21:21,773
You are full of all kinds
of deceit and trickery.
1464
01:21:23,188 --> 01:21:25,881
Will you never stop perverting
the right ways of the Lord?
1465
01:21:27,054 --> 01:21:30,920
Now the hand of the
Lord is against you.
1466
01:21:30,920 --> 01:21:33,923
You are going to be blind,
and for a time you will be
1467
01:21:33,923 --> 01:21:35,752
unable to see the
light of the sun!
1468
01:21:35,752 --> 01:21:37,444
- [Luke] Immediately mist
and darkness came over him,
1469
01:21:37,444 --> 01:21:40,723
and he groped about seeking
someone to lead him by the hand.
1470
01:21:40,723 --> 01:21:42,207
[Elymas groaning]
1471
01:21:42,207 --> 01:21:43,588
When the proconsul saw what
had happened, he believed,
1472
01:21:43,588 --> 01:21:46,177
for he was amazed at the
teaching about the Lord.
1473
01:21:48,627 --> 01:21:51,320
[birds chirping]
1474
01:21:53,978 --> 01:21:55,911
From Paphos, Paul
and his companions
1475
01:21:55,911 --> 01:21:58,223
sailed to Perga in Pamphylia,
1476
01:21:58,223 --> 01:22:01,054
where John left them
to return to Jerusalem.
1477
01:22:01,054 --> 01:22:03,642
[somber music]
1478
01:22:14,239 --> 01:22:16,448
From Perga they went
on to Pisidian Antioch.
1479
01:22:20,349 --> 01:22:23,662
On the Sabbath they entered
the synagogue and sat down.
1480
01:22:23,662 --> 01:22:26,079
After the reading from
the law and the prophets,
1481
01:22:26,079 --> 01:22:29,116
the synagogue rulers sent
word to them, saying.
1482
01:22:29,116 --> 01:22:32,050
- Brothers, if you have a
message of encouragement
1483
01:22:32,050 --> 01:22:34,087
for the people, please speak.
1484
01:22:37,297 --> 01:22:40,576
- [Luke] Standing up,
Paul motioned with
his hand then said.
1485
01:22:40,576 --> 01:22:44,890
- Men of Israel, and you
gentiles who worship God,
1486
01:22:46,202 --> 01:22:47,031
listen to me.
1487
01:22:49,999 --> 01:22:53,589
The God of the people of
Israel chose our fathers.
1488
01:22:55,039 --> 01:22:58,318
He made the people prosper
during their stay in Egypt.
1489
01:22:59,836 --> 01:23:03,081
With mighty power, he led
them out of that country.
1490
01:23:04,531 --> 01:23:06,982
He endured their conduct for
about 40 years in the desert.
1491
01:23:08,362 --> 01:23:10,399
He overthrew seven
nations in Canaan,
1492
01:23:11,848 --> 01:23:16,060
and gave their land to his
people as their inheritance.
1493
01:23:16,060 --> 01:23:18,269
All this took about 450 years.
1494
01:23:20,374 --> 01:23:23,929
After this, God gave them judges
1495
01:23:25,069 --> 01:23:26,725
until the time of
Samuel the prophet.
1496
01:23:27,899 --> 01:23:30,039
Then the people
asked for a king,
1497
01:23:31,213 --> 01:23:32,835
and he gave them
Saul son of Kish,
1498
01:23:32,835 --> 01:23:35,320
of the tribe of Benjamin,
who ruled 40 years.
1499
01:23:36,356 --> 01:23:37,840
After removing Saul,
1500
01:23:39,428 --> 01:23:40,877
he made David their king.
1501
01:23:42,155 --> 01:23:44,536
He testified concerning him,
1502
01:23:44,536 --> 01:23:47,367
"I have found
David son of Jesse,
1503
01:23:47,367 --> 01:23:49,127
"a man after my own heart.
1504
01:23:50,266 --> 01:23:52,303
"He will do everything
I want him to do."
1505
01:23:53,890 --> 01:23:56,341
From this man's descendants
1506
01:23:57,239 --> 01:23:59,172
God has brought to Israel
1507
01:24:00,345 --> 01:24:03,452
the Savior Jesus,
as he promised.
1508
01:24:06,317 --> 01:24:09,768
Before the coming of Jesus,
John preached repentance
1509
01:24:09,768 --> 01:24:12,357
and baptism to all
the people of Israel.
1510
01:24:13,496 --> 01:24:16,982
As John was completing
his work, he said,
1511
01:24:16,982 --> 01:24:18,605
"Who do you think I am?
1512
01:24:18,605 --> 01:24:20,572
"I'm not that one, no.
1513
01:24:20,572 --> 01:24:22,367
"But he is coming after me
1514
01:24:22,367 --> 01:24:25,060
"whose sandals I'm
not worthy to untie."
1515
01:24:27,545 --> 01:24:29,754
Brothers, children of Abraham,
1516
01:24:30,824 --> 01:24:33,344
and you God-fearing gentiles,
1517
01:24:33,344 --> 01:24:37,313
it is to us that this message
of salvation has been sent.
1518
01:24:39,246 --> 01:24:41,731
The people of Jerusalem
1519
01:24:41,731 --> 01:24:44,976
and their rulers did
not recognize Jesus,
1520
01:24:46,288 --> 01:24:49,670
yet in condemning him
they fulfilled the words
1521
01:24:49,670 --> 01:24:52,087
of the prophets that
are read every Sabbath.
1522
01:24:53,985 --> 01:24:56,574
Though they found no proper
ground for a death sentence,
1523
01:24:56,574 --> 01:24:58,576
they asked Pilate to
have him executed.
1524
01:25:00,957 --> 01:25:04,582
When they had carried out all
that was written about him,
1525
01:25:04,582 --> 01:25:06,963
they took him down from the tree
1526
01:25:06,963 --> 01:25:08,103
and laid him in a tomb.
1527
01:25:09,725 --> 01:25:14,039
But God raised
him from the dead,
1528
01:25:14,039 --> 01:25:16,594
and for many days
he was seen by those
1529
01:25:16,594 --> 01:25:20,701
who had traveled with him
from Galilee to Jerusalem.
1530
01:25:20,701 --> 01:25:23,808
They are now his
witnesses to our people.
1531
01:25:23,808 --> 01:25:26,086
[gentle music]
1532
01:25:26,086 --> 01:25:28,468
We tell you the good news.
1533
01:25:28,468 --> 01:25:32,713
What God promised our fathers
he has fulfilled for us,
1534
01:25:32,713 --> 01:25:35,337
their children, by
raising up Jesus.
1535
01:25:36,510 --> 01:25:38,788
As it is written in
the second Psalm:
1536
01:25:38,788 --> 01:25:42,551
You are my son; today I
have become your Father.
1537
01:25:42,551 --> 01:25:45,070
The fact that God raised
him from the dead,
1538
01:25:45,070 --> 01:25:47,487
never to decay, is
stated in these words:
1539
01:25:49,385 --> 01:25:51,353
I will give you the holy
1540
01:25:51,353 --> 01:25:53,493
and sure blessings
promised to David.
1541
01:25:54,701 --> 01:25:56,427
So it is stated elsewhere:
1542
01:25:56,427 --> 01:25:58,498
You will not let your
Holy One see decay.
1543
01:25:59,706 --> 01:26:02,950
For when David had
served God's purpose
1544
01:26:02,950 --> 01:26:06,437
in his own generation,
he fell asleep.
1545
01:26:06,437 --> 01:26:10,613
He was buried with his
fathers and his body decayed.
1546
01:26:10,613 --> 01:26:15,618
But the one whom God raised
from the dead did not see decay.
1547
01:26:19,001 --> 01:26:20,761
Therefore, my brothers,
1548
01:26:20,761 --> 01:26:23,730
I want you to know
that through Jesus
1549
01:26:23,730 --> 01:26:26,457
the forgiveness of sins
is proclaimed to you.
1550
01:26:26,457 --> 01:26:29,460
[chuckling happily]
1551
01:26:35,638 --> 01:26:40,402
Through him everyone who
believes is justified
1552
01:26:42,645 --> 01:26:45,924
from everything you could
not be justified from
1553
01:26:45,924 --> 01:26:47,202
by the law of Moses.
1554
01:26:50,205 --> 01:26:51,240
[sighing heavily]
1555
01:26:51,240 --> 01:26:54,278
Take care that what the prophets
1556
01:26:54,278 --> 01:26:57,212
have said does
not happen to you.
1557
01:26:59,455 --> 01:27:01,699
Look, you scoffers,
wonder and perish.
1558
01:27:02,872 --> 01:27:04,909
For I am going to do
something in your days
1559
01:27:04,909 --> 01:27:09,465
that you would never believe,
even if someone told you.
1560
01:27:10,915 --> 01:27:12,917
- [Luke] As Paul and Barnabas
were leaving the synagogue,
1561
01:27:12,917 --> 01:27:14,850
the people invited
them to speak further
1562
01:27:14,850 --> 01:27:16,783
about these things
on the next Sabbath.
1563
01:27:17,853 --> 01:27:19,648
When the congregation
was dismissed,
1564
01:27:19,648 --> 01:27:22,478
many of the Jews and
devout converts to Judaism
1565
01:27:22,478 --> 01:27:24,894
followed Paul and Barnabas,
who talked with them
1566
01:27:24,894 --> 01:27:27,414
and urged them to continue
in the grace of God.
1567
01:27:32,730 --> 01:27:35,388
On the next Sabbath almost
the whole city gathered
1568
01:27:35,388 --> 01:27:36,872
to hear the word of the Lord.
1569
01:27:38,322 --> 01:27:40,634
When the Jews saw the crowds,
they were filled with jealousy
1570
01:27:40,634 --> 01:27:43,396
and talked abusively against
what Paul was saying.
1571
01:27:44,604 --> 01:27:47,020
Then Paul and Barnabas
answered them boldly.
1572
01:27:47,020 --> 01:27:49,367
- We had to speak the
word of God to you first.
1573
01:27:50,817 --> 01:27:52,370
Since you reject it and
do not consider yourselves
1574
01:27:52,370 --> 01:27:55,753
worthy of eternal life, we
now turn to the gentiles.
1575
01:27:57,686 --> 01:27:59,929
- For this is what the
Lord has commanded us.
1576
01:28:01,034 --> 01:28:03,208
I have made you a
light for the gentiles,
1577
01:28:04,624 --> 01:28:07,627
that you may bring salvation
to the ends of the Earth.
1578
01:28:07,627 --> 01:28:08,869
[crowd cheering]
1579
01:28:08,869 --> 01:28:10,319
- [Luke] When the
gentiles heard this,
1580
01:28:10,319 --> 01:28:12,701
they were glad and honored
the word of the Lord,
1581
01:28:12,701 --> 01:28:15,359
and all who were appointed
for eternal life believed.
1582
01:28:17,222 --> 01:28:20,295
The word of the Lord spread
through the whole region.
1583
01:28:20,295 --> 01:28:23,228
But the Jews incited
the God-fearing women
of high standing
1584
01:28:23,228 --> 01:28:25,092
and the leading men of the city.
1585
01:28:25,092 --> 01:28:27,681
They stirred up persecution
against Paul and Barnabas,
1586
01:28:27,681 --> 01:28:29,683
and expelled them
from their region.
1587
01:28:29,683 --> 01:28:31,651
[gentle music]
1588
01:28:31,651 --> 01:28:33,238
So they shook the
dust from their feet
1589
01:28:33,238 --> 01:28:36,345
in protest against them
and went to Iconium.
1590
01:28:36,345 --> 01:28:38,105
And the disciples
were filled with joy
1591
01:28:38,105 --> 01:28:39,314
and with the Holy Spirit.
1592
01:28:42,006 --> 01:28:43,318
[gentle music]
1593
01:28:43,318 --> 01:28:44,871
At Iconium Paul and Barnabas
1594
01:28:44,871 --> 01:28:47,149
went as usual into
the Jewish synagogue.
1595
01:28:48,737 --> 01:28:50,670
There they spoke so effectively
1596
01:28:50,670 --> 01:28:53,328
that a great number of
Jews and gentiles believed.
1597
01:28:54,708 --> 01:28:57,228
But the Jews who refused to
believe stirred up the gentiles
1598
01:28:57,228 --> 01:28:59,506
and poisoned their minds
against the brothers.
1599
01:29:03,165 --> 01:29:06,030
So Paul and Barnabas spent
considerable time there,
1600
01:29:06,030 --> 01:29:07,756
speaking boldly for the Lord,
1601
01:29:07,756 --> 01:29:09,654
who confirmed the
message of his grace
1602
01:29:09,654 --> 01:29:12,864
by enabling them to do
miraculous signs and wonders.
1603
01:29:14,176 --> 01:29:16,143
The people of the
city were divided;
1604
01:29:16,143 --> 01:29:18,663
some sided with the Jews,
others with the apostles.
1605
01:29:20,078 --> 01:29:22,426
There was a plot afoot among
both gentiles and Jews,
1606
01:29:22,426 --> 01:29:23,979
together with their leaders,
1607
01:29:23,979 --> 01:29:25,567
to mistreat them and stone them.
1608
01:29:27,362 --> 01:29:28,708
But they found out about it
1609
01:29:28,708 --> 01:29:30,744
and fled to the Lycaonian
cities of Lystra
1610
01:29:30,744 --> 01:29:33,229
and Derbe and to the
surrounding country
1611
01:29:33,229 --> 01:29:35,439
where they continued to
preach the good news.
1612
01:29:37,613 --> 01:29:40,858
In Lystra there sat a
man crippled in his feet
1613
01:29:40,858 --> 01:29:43,274
who was lame from birth
and had never walked.
1614
01:29:44,724 --> 01:29:46,691
He listened to Paul
as he was speaking.
1615
01:29:47,520 --> 01:29:50,281
[dramatic music]
1616
01:30:06,331 --> 01:30:07,816
Paul looked directly at him,
1617
01:30:07,816 --> 01:30:10,335
saw that he had faith to
be healed and called out.
1618
01:30:11,509 --> 01:30:12,717
- Stand up on your feet.
1619
01:30:59,695 --> 01:31:04,113
- [Luke] At that, the man
jumped up and began to walk.
1620
01:31:06,668 --> 01:31:09,602
[chucking happily]
1621
01:31:11,224 --> 01:31:13,260
When the crowd saw
what Paul had done,
1622
01:31:13,260 --> 01:31:15,159
they shouted in the
Lycaonian language,
1623
01:31:15,159 --> 01:31:18,127
"The gods have come down
to us in human form."
1624
01:31:18,127 --> 01:31:20,751
[lively music]
1625
01:31:20,751 --> 01:31:22,304
Barnabas they called Zeus,
1626
01:31:22,304 --> 01:31:24,030
and Paul they called Hermes
1627
01:31:24,030 --> 01:31:26,342
because he was
the chief speaker.
1628
01:31:26,342 --> 01:31:27,516
The priest of Zeus,
1629
01:31:27,516 --> 01:31:29,863
whose temple was just
outside the city,
1630
01:31:29,863 --> 01:31:32,107
brought bulls and
wreaths to the city gates
1631
01:31:32,107 --> 01:31:36,663
because he and the crowd wanted
to offer sacrifices to them.
1632
01:31:48,088 --> 01:31:49,676
When the apostles,
Barnabas and Paul,
1633
01:31:49,676 --> 01:31:51,575
heard of this, they
tore their clothes
1634
01:31:51,575 --> 01:31:54,094
and rushed out into
the crowd, shouting.
1635
01:31:54,094 --> 01:31:55,820
- Men! [groaning]
1636
01:31:55,820 --> 01:31:57,512
Why are you doing this?
1637
01:32:06,555 --> 01:32:09,524
[chuckling gently]
1638
01:32:10,697 --> 01:32:11,940
- We too are only men,
1639
01:32:18,015 --> 01:32:19,188
human like you.
1640
01:32:21,570 --> 01:32:24,331
We are bringing you good news,
1641
01:32:24,331 --> 01:32:26,782
telling you to turn from
these worthless things
1642
01:32:29,751 --> 01:32:30,924
to the living God,
1643
01:32:33,962 --> 01:32:38,173
who made Heaven and Earth
1644
01:32:42,142 --> 01:32:47,147
and sea and everything in them.
1645
01:32:58,296 --> 01:33:02,404
- In the past, he let all
nations go their own way.
1646
01:33:03,750 --> 01:33:06,822
Yet he has not left
himself without testimony.
1647
01:33:06,822 --> 01:33:11,827
He has shown kindness by
giving you rain from Heaven
1648
01:33:12,966 --> 01:33:15,244
[chuckling] and crops
in their seasons.
1649
01:33:16,383 --> 01:33:18,834
He provides you
with plenty of food
1650
01:33:20,008 --> 01:33:22,389
and fills your hearts with joy.
1651
01:33:23,805 --> 01:33:24,633
- Huh.
1652
01:33:26,083 --> 01:33:27,705
- [Luke] Even with these
words, they had difficulty
1653
01:33:27,705 --> 01:33:30,674
keeping the crowd from
sacrificing to them.
1654
01:33:30,674 --> 01:33:33,435
[dramatic music]
1655
01:33:37,094 --> 01:33:38,751
Then some Jews came from Antioch
1656
01:33:38,751 --> 01:33:40,545
and Iconium and
won the crowd over.
1657
01:33:44,515 --> 01:33:47,242
[people yelling]
1658
01:33:49,106 --> 01:33:52,178
[suspenseful music]
1659
01:34:02,671 --> 01:34:04,984
They stoned Paul and dragged
him outside the city,
1660
01:34:04,984 --> 01:34:06,019
thinking he was dead.
1661
01:34:11,715 --> 01:34:14,338
[gentle music]
1662
01:34:40,778 --> 01:34:43,160
But after the disciples
had gathered around him,
1663
01:34:43,160 --> 01:34:46,335
he got up and went
back into the city.
1664
01:34:55,413 --> 01:34:58,589
- The next day he and
Barnabas left for Derbe.
1665
01:34:58,589 --> 01:35:00,867
They preached the
good news in that city
1666
01:35:00,867 --> 01:35:03,111
and won a large
number of disciples.
1667
01:35:05,216 --> 01:35:08,703
Then they returned
to Lystra, Iconium,
1668
01:35:08,703 --> 01:35:11,671
and Antioch, strengthening
the disciples
1669
01:35:11,671 --> 01:35:14,501
and encouraging them to
remain true to the faith.
1670
01:35:15,606 --> 01:35:17,159
"We must go through
many hardships
1671
01:35:17,159 --> 01:35:19,368
to enter the kingdom
of God," they said.
1672
01:35:24,546 --> 01:35:27,791
[men chuckling gently]
1673
01:35:29,551 --> 01:35:32,450
[gentle music]
1674
01:35:32,450 --> 01:35:36,213
- Paul and Barnabas appointed
elders for them in each church
1675
01:35:36,213 --> 01:35:39,526
and with prayer and fasting,
committed them to the Lord,
1676
01:35:39,526 --> 01:35:41,149
in whom they had
put their trust.
1677
01:35:42,598 --> 01:35:46,292
After going through Pisidia,
they came into Pamphylia,
1678
01:35:46,292 --> 01:35:48,052
and when they had preached
the word in Perga,
1679
01:35:48,052 --> 01:35:49,226
they went down to Attalia.
1680
01:35:49,226 --> 01:35:51,746
From Attalia they
sailed back to Antioch,
1681
01:35:51,746 --> 01:35:53,748
where they had been
committed to the grace of God
1682
01:35:53,748 --> 01:35:55,577
for the work they
had now completed.
1683
01:35:56,958 --> 01:35:58,476
On arriving there, they
gathered the church together
1684
01:35:58,476 --> 01:36:01,583
and reported all that
God had done through them
1685
01:36:01,583 --> 01:36:04,448
and how he had opened the
door of faith to the gentiles.
1686
01:36:06,036 --> 01:36:09,315
And they stayed there a long
time with the disciples.
1687
01:36:09,315 --> 01:36:11,420
[chuckling gently]
1688
01:36:11,420 --> 01:36:13,664
Some men came down
from Judea to Antioch
1689
01:36:13,664 --> 01:36:15,321
and were teaching the brothers:
1690
01:36:15,321 --> 01:36:16,943
Unless you were circumcised,
1691
01:36:16,943 --> 01:36:18,773
according to the
custom taught by Moses,
1692
01:36:18,773 --> 01:36:20,222
you cannot be saved.
1693
01:36:20,222 --> 01:36:22,880
This brought Paul and
Barnabas into sharp dispute
1694
01:36:22,880 --> 01:36:25,710
and debate with
them. [chuckling]
1695
01:36:25,710 --> 01:36:28,644
So Paul and Barnabas
were appointed,
1696
01:36:28,644 --> 01:36:30,785
along with some other
believers, to go up to Jerusalem
1697
01:36:30,785 --> 01:36:33,408
and see the apostles and
elders about this question.
1698
01:36:34,581 --> 01:36:37,136
The church sent
them on their way,
1699
01:36:37,136 --> 01:36:40,139
and as they traveled through
Phoenicia and Samaria,
1700
01:36:41,519 --> 01:36:44,453
they told how the gentiles
had been converted.
1701
01:36:46,731 --> 01:36:49,044
This news made all the
brothers very glad.
1702
01:36:52,254 --> 01:36:53,773
When they came to Jerusalem,
1703
01:36:53,773 --> 01:36:55,257
they were welcomed by the church
1704
01:36:55,257 --> 01:36:56,983
and the apostles and elders,
1705
01:36:56,983 --> 01:36:59,917
to whom they reported everything
God had done through them.
1706
01:37:08,201 --> 01:37:09,962
Then some of the
believers, who belonged to
1707
01:37:09,962 --> 01:37:13,206
the party of the Pharisees,
stood up and said.
1708
01:37:13,206 --> 01:37:15,105
- The gentiles
must be circumcised
1709
01:37:15,105 --> 01:37:17,693
and required to obey
the law of Moses.
1710
01:37:17,693 --> 01:37:19,143
- [Luke] The apostles
and elders met
1711
01:37:19,143 --> 01:37:20,489
to consider this question.
1712
01:37:23,113 --> 01:37:26,081
After much discussion, Peter
got up and addressed them.
1713
01:37:27,876 --> 01:37:30,499
- Brothers, you know
that some time ago
1714
01:37:30,499 --> 01:37:33,502
God made a choice among you
that the gentiles might hear
1715
01:37:33,502 --> 01:37:37,782
from my lips the message
of the gospel and believe.
1716
01:37:39,750 --> 01:37:42,857
God, who knows the heart,
showed that he accepted them
1717
01:37:42,857 --> 01:37:45,825
by giving the Holy Spirit to
them just as he did to us.
1718
01:37:47,551 --> 01:37:49,725
He made no distinction
between us and them;
1719
01:37:50,830 --> 01:37:52,521
for he purified their
hearts by faith.
1720
01:37:54,075 --> 01:37:57,250
Now then, why do
you try to test God
1721
01:37:58,458 --> 01:38:01,358
by putting on the necks
of the disciples a yoke
1722
01:38:01,358 --> 01:38:04,085
that neither we nor our
fathers have been able to bear?
1723
01:38:06,811 --> 01:38:09,849
No, we believe it is through
the grace of our Lord Jesus
1724
01:38:11,023 --> 01:38:13,991
that we are saved,
just as they are.
1725
01:38:15,544 --> 01:38:17,339
- [Luke] The whole
assembly became silent
1726
01:38:17,339 --> 01:38:19,790
as they listened to
Barnabas and Paul
1727
01:38:19,790 --> 01:38:22,068
telling about the
miraculous signs and wonders
1728
01:38:22,068 --> 01:38:24,312
God had done among the
gentiles through them.
1729
01:38:28,350 --> 01:38:30,214
When they finished,
James spoke up.
1730
01:38:31,181 --> 01:38:33,631
- Brothers, listen to me.
1731
01:38:35,392 --> 01:38:37,635
Simon has described to us
1732
01:38:37,635 --> 01:38:40,328
how God had first
showed his concern
1733
01:38:40,328 --> 01:38:44,021
by taking from the gentiles
a people for himself.
1734
01:38:46,472 --> 01:38:49,095
The words of the prophets
are in agreement with this,
1735
01:38:49,993 --> 01:38:50,890
as it is written:
1736
01:38:52,340 --> 01:38:57,034
After this I will return and
rebuild David's fallen tent.
1737
01:38:57,034 --> 01:39:00,520
Its ruins I will rebuild,
and I will restore it,
1738
01:39:01,694 --> 01:39:04,939
that the remnant of
men may seek the Lord,
1739
01:39:04,939 --> 01:39:07,838
and all the gentiles
who bear my name,
1740
01:39:07,838 --> 01:39:10,254
says the Lord, who
does these things
1741
01:39:10,254 --> 01:39:11,980
that have been known for ages.
1742
01:39:13,809 --> 01:39:15,673
It is my judgment, therefore,
1743
01:39:16,916 --> 01:39:18,849
that we should not
make it difficult
1744
01:39:18,849 --> 01:39:20,851
for the gentiles who
are turning to God.
1745
01:39:21,886 --> 01:39:24,648
Instead we should write to them,
1746
01:39:26,029 --> 01:39:30,171
telling them to abstain
from food polluted by idols,
1747
01:39:30,171 --> 01:39:31,482
from sexual immorality,
1748
01:39:32,932 --> 01:39:35,970
from the meat of strangled
animals and from blood.
1749
01:39:37,972 --> 01:39:39,490
For Moses has been preached
1750
01:39:39,490 --> 01:39:42,390
in every city from
the earliest times
1751
01:39:42,390 --> 01:39:44,875
and is read in the
synagogues on every Sabbath.
1752
01:39:46,187 --> 01:39:47,705
- [Luke] Then the
apostles and elders,
1753
01:39:47,705 --> 01:39:48,913
with the whole church,
1754
01:39:48,913 --> 01:39:51,433
decided to choose
some of their own men
1755
01:39:51,433 --> 01:39:54,264
and send them to Antioch
with Paul and Barnabas.
1756
01:39:54,264 --> 01:39:57,715
They chose Judas, called
Barsabbas, and Silas,
1757
01:39:57,715 --> 01:39:59,924
two men who were leaders
among the brothers.
1758
01:40:01,616 --> 01:40:03,687
With them they sent
the following letter:
1759
01:40:04,860 --> 01:40:07,242
- [Man] The apostles and
elders, your brothers.
1760
01:40:07,242 --> 01:40:10,728
To the Gentile believers in
Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia.
1761
01:40:12,006 --> 01:40:12,868
Greetings.
1762
01:40:14,008 --> 01:40:15,975
We have heard that
some went out from us
1763
01:40:15,975 --> 01:40:18,874
without our authorization
and disturbed you,
1764
01:40:20,014 --> 01:40:21,705
troubling your minds
by what they said.
1765
01:40:23,362 --> 01:40:26,261
So we all agreed to choose
some men and send them
1766
01:40:26,261 --> 01:40:28,643
to you with our dear
friends Barnabas and Paul,
1767
01:40:30,472 --> 01:40:31,991
men who have risked their lives
1768
01:40:31,991 --> 01:40:34,683
for the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
1769
01:40:34,683 --> 01:40:37,031
Therefore, we are
sending Judas and Silas
1770
01:40:37,031 --> 01:40:39,481
to confirm by word of
mouth what we are writing.
1771
01:40:41,897 --> 01:40:43,692
It seemed good to
the Holy Spirit
1772
01:40:43,692 --> 01:40:45,763
and to us not to burden
you with anything
1773
01:40:45,763 --> 01:40:47,420
beyond the following
requirements:
1774
01:40:49,560 --> 01:40:52,322
You are to abstain from
food sacrificed to idols,
1775
01:40:54,048 --> 01:40:57,706
from blood, from the meat
of strangled animals,
1776
01:40:59,363 --> 01:41:00,778
and from sexual immorality.
1777
01:41:02,504 --> 01:41:06,543
You will do well to avoid
these things, farewell.
1778
01:41:08,096 --> 01:41:10,409
- [Luke] The men were sent
off and went down to Antioch,
1779
01:41:10,409 --> 01:41:12,100
where they gathered
the church together
1780
01:41:12,100 --> 01:41:13,929
and delivered the letter.
1781
01:41:13,929 --> 01:41:15,621
The people read it and were glad
1782
01:41:15,621 --> 01:41:17,588
for its encouraging message.
1783
01:41:17,588 --> 01:41:20,557
Judas and Silas, who
themselves were prophets,
1784
01:41:20,557 --> 01:41:23,111
said much to encourage and
strengthen the brothers.
1785
01:41:25,665 --> 01:41:28,289
After spending some time
there, they were sent off
1786
01:41:28,289 --> 01:41:30,394
by the brothers with
the blessing of peace
1787
01:41:30,394 --> 01:41:32,120
to return to those
who had sent them.
1788
01:41:32,120 --> 01:41:34,778
But Paul and Barnabas
remained in Antioch,
1789
01:41:34,778 --> 01:41:36,193
where they and
many others taught
1790
01:41:36,193 --> 01:41:38,540
and preached the
word of the Lord.
1791
01:41:38,540 --> 01:41:40,680
Some time later Paul
said to Barnabas.
1792
01:41:42,096 --> 01:41:44,926
- Let us go back and visit
the brothers in all the towns
1793
01:41:44,926 --> 01:41:46,928
where we preached
the word of the Lord
1794
01:41:48,136 --> 01:41:49,413
and see how they're doing.
1795
01:41:50,759 --> 01:41:52,416
- [Luke] Barnabas
wanted to take John,
1796
01:41:52,416 --> 01:41:54,108
also called Mark, with them,
1797
01:41:54,108 --> 01:41:56,420
but Paul did not think
it wise to take him,
1798
01:41:56,420 --> 01:41:58,733
because he had deserted
them in Pamphylia
1799
01:41:58,733 --> 01:42:00,838
and had not continued
with them in the work.
1800
01:42:04,566 --> 01:42:08,087
They had such a sharp
disagreement that
they parted company.
1801
01:42:08,087 --> 01:42:10,124
Barnabas took Mark
and sailed for Cyprus,
1802
01:42:12,333 --> 01:42:14,749
but Paul chose Silas and left,
1803
01:42:14,749 --> 01:42:17,614
commended by the brothers
to the grace of the Lord.
1804
01:42:17,614 --> 01:42:19,754
He went through
Syria and Cilicia,
1805
01:42:19,754 --> 01:42:21,135
strengthening the churches.
1806
01:42:23,792 --> 01:42:26,036
He came to Derbe
and then to Lystra,
1807
01:42:26,036 --> 01:42:28,728
where a disciple
named Timothy lived,
1808
01:42:28,728 --> 01:42:30,937
whose mother was a
Jewess and a believer
1809
01:42:30,937 --> 01:42:32,387
but whose father was a Greek.
1810
01:42:35,666 --> 01:42:38,842
The brothers at Lystra and
Iconium spoke well of him.
1811
01:42:38,842 --> 01:42:40,844
Paul wanted to take him
along on the journey,
1812
01:42:40,844 --> 01:42:42,639
so he circumcised him because of
1813
01:42:42,639 --> 01:42:44,330
the Jews who lived in that area,
1814
01:42:44,330 --> 01:42:46,643
for they all knew that
his father was a Greek.
1815
01:42:53,995 --> 01:42:56,100
As they traveled
from town to town,
1816
01:42:56,100 --> 01:42:58,482
they delivered the decisions
reached by the apostles
1817
01:42:58,482 --> 01:43:00,760
and elders in Jerusalem
for the people to obey.
1818
01:43:02,176 --> 01:43:04,005
So the churches were
strengthened in the faith
1819
01:43:04,005 --> 01:43:05,455
and grew daily in numbers.
1820
01:43:06,835 --> 01:43:08,458
Paul and his companions traveled
1821
01:43:08,458 --> 01:43:11,150
throughout the region
of Phrygia and Galatia,
1822
01:43:11,150 --> 01:43:12,945
having been kept
by the Holy Spirit
1823
01:43:12,945 --> 01:43:15,913
from preaching the word
in the province of Asia.
1824
01:43:15,913 --> 01:43:17,743
When they came to
the border of Mysia,
1825
01:43:17,743 --> 01:43:19,400
they tried to enter Bithynia,
1826
01:43:19,400 --> 01:43:21,816
but the Spirit of Jesus
would not allow them to.
1827
01:43:23,024 --> 01:43:26,096
So they passed by Mysia
and went down to Troas.
1828
01:43:26,096 --> 01:43:28,650
[gentle music]
1829
01:43:43,734 --> 01:43:44,735
[crickets chirping]
1830
01:43:44,735 --> 01:43:47,462
[animal wailing]
1831
01:43:49,050 --> 01:43:51,225
[bell ringing]
During the night
1832
01:43:51,225 --> 01:43:52,778
Paul had a vision of a man
1833
01:43:52,778 --> 01:43:56,437
of Macedonia standing
and begging him.
1834
01:43:56,437 --> 01:43:58,577
- Come over to
Macedonia and help us.
1835
01:44:10,934 --> 01:44:12,487
- [Luke] After Paul
had seen the vision,
1836
01:44:12,487 --> 01:44:14,903
we got ready at once
to leave for Macedonia,
1837
01:44:14,903 --> 01:44:16,457
concluding that
God had called us
1838
01:44:16,457 --> 01:44:18,286
to preach the gospel to them.
1839
01:44:19,529 --> 01:44:21,979
[gentle music]
1840
01:44:21,979 --> 01:44:23,257
From Troas we put out to sea
1841
01:44:23,257 --> 01:44:25,431
and sailed straight
for Samothrace,
1842
01:44:25,431 --> 01:44:27,744
and the next day onto Neapolis.
1843
01:44:27,744 --> 01:44:30,471
From there we traveled to
Philippi, a Roman colony
1844
01:44:30,471 --> 01:44:33,784
and the leading city of
that district of Macedonia.
1845
01:44:33,784 --> 01:44:35,441
And we stayed
there several days.
1846
01:44:36,856 --> 01:44:39,687
On the Sabbath we went outside
the city gate to the river
1847
01:44:39,687 --> 01:44:42,690
where we expected to
find a place of prayer.
1848
01:44:42,690 --> 01:44:45,071
We sat down and began
to speak to the women
1849
01:44:45,071 --> 01:44:46,176
who had gathered there.
1850
01:44:48,178 --> 01:44:50,939
One of those listening
was a woman named Lydia,
1851
01:44:50,939 --> 01:44:54,322
a dealer in purple cloth
from the city of Thyatira,
1852
01:44:54,322 --> 01:44:55,668
who was a worshiper of God.
1853
01:44:57,912 --> 01:45:00,604
The Lord opened her heart to
respond to Paul's message.
1854
01:45:02,399 --> 01:45:05,437
When she and the members of
her household were baptized,
1855
01:45:05,437 --> 01:45:06,783
she invited us to her home.
1856
01:45:08,198 --> 01:45:10,718
- If you consider me a
believer in the Lord.
1857
01:45:10,718 --> 01:45:11,650
- [Luke] She said.
1858
01:45:11,650 --> 01:45:13,030
- Come and stay at my house.
1859
01:45:16,102 --> 01:45:17,690
- [Luke] And she persuaded us.
1860
01:45:24,697 --> 01:45:27,217
Once when we were going
to the place of prayer,
1861
01:45:27,217 --> 01:45:29,633
we were met by a slave
girl who had a spirit
1862
01:45:29,633 --> 01:45:31,808
by which she
predicted the future.
1863
01:45:31,808 --> 01:45:33,119
She earned a great deal of money
1864
01:45:33,119 --> 01:45:34,811
for her owners by
fortune-telling.
1865
01:45:35,915 --> 01:45:38,815
[villagers chatting]
1866
01:45:38,815 --> 01:45:41,887
This girl followed Paul and
the rest of us shouting.
1867
01:45:41,887 --> 01:45:44,717
- These men are servants
of the Most High God
1868
01:45:44,717 --> 01:45:46,961
who are telling you
the way to be saved.
1869
01:45:48,100 --> 01:45:50,758
- [Luke] She kept
this up for many days.
1870
01:45:50,758 --> 01:45:53,174
Finally, Paul became so
troubled that he turned around
1871
01:45:53,174 --> 01:45:55,072
and said to the spirit.
1872
01:45:55,072 --> 01:45:57,247
- In the name of Jesus Christ,
1873
01:45:57,247 --> 01:45:59,594
I command you to
come out of her.
1874
01:45:59,594 --> 01:46:01,285
- [Luke] At that moment
the spirit left her.
1875
01:46:01,285 --> 01:46:04,358
[slave girl groaning]
1876
01:46:04,358 --> 01:46:07,188
[dramatic music]
1877
01:46:32,696 --> 01:46:34,595
When the owners of the
slave girl realized
1878
01:46:34,595 --> 01:46:36,666
that their hope of
making money was gone,
1879
01:46:38,806 --> 01:46:40,773
they seized Paul and
Silas and dragged them
1880
01:46:40,773 --> 01:46:43,293
into the marketplace to
face the authorities.
1881
01:46:43,293 --> 01:46:45,951
[crowd yelling]
1882
01:46:47,987 --> 01:46:50,783
They brought them before
the magistrates and said.
1883
01:46:50,783 --> 01:46:53,027
- These men are Jews,
and are throwing our city
1884
01:46:53,027 --> 01:46:55,409
into an uproar by
advocating customs unlawful
1885
01:46:55,409 --> 01:46:58,273
for us Romans to
accept or practice.
1886
01:46:58,273 --> 01:47:01,311
[crowd yelling]
1887
01:47:01,311 --> 01:47:02,554
- [Luke] The crowd
joined in the attack
1888
01:47:02,554 --> 01:47:04,418
against Paul and Silas.
1889
01:47:04,418 --> 01:47:05,867
[dramatic music]
1890
01:47:05,867 --> 01:47:09,146
And the magistrates ordered
them to be stripped and beaten.
1891
01:47:09,146 --> 01:47:12,391
[suspenseful music]
1892
01:47:12,391 --> 01:47:15,083
[crowd yelling]
1893
01:47:28,096 --> 01:47:30,789
[whip smacking]
1894
01:47:35,828 --> 01:47:37,796
After they had been
severely flogged,
1895
01:47:37,796 --> 01:47:39,487
they were thrown into prison,
1896
01:47:39,487 --> 01:47:42,179
and the jailer was commanded
to guard them carefully.
1897
01:47:46,011 --> 01:47:48,772
Upon receiving such orders,
he put them in the inner cell
1898
01:47:48,772 --> 01:47:50,705
and fastened their
feet in the stocks.
1899
01:47:57,229 --> 01:48:00,957
[crickets chirping]
1900
01:48:00,957 --> 01:48:03,684
[dramatic music]
1901
01:48:10,484 --> 01:48:12,624
About midnight Paul and Silas
1902
01:48:12,624 --> 01:48:14,798
were praying and
singing hymns to God,
1903
01:48:16,006 --> 01:48:18,699
and the other prisoners
were listening to them.
1904
01:48:18,699 --> 01:48:20,528
[suspenseful music]
[people screaming]
1905
01:48:20,528 --> 01:48:22,979
Suddenly, there was such
a violent earthquake
1906
01:48:22,979 --> 01:48:25,326
that the foundations of
the prison were shaken.
1907
01:48:26,810 --> 01:48:29,226
At once all the prison
doors flew open.
1908
01:48:29,226 --> 01:48:30,711
Everybody's chains came loose.
1909
01:48:36,613 --> 01:48:38,201
The jailer woke up,
1910
01:48:41,825 --> 01:48:43,689
and when he saw the
prison doors open,
1911
01:48:43,689 --> 01:48:46,071
he drew his sword and
was about to kill himself
1912
01:48:46,071 --> 01:48:51,076
because he thought the
prisoners had escaped.
1913
01:48:54,148 --> 01:48:55,805
But Paul shouted.
1914
01:48:55,805 --> 01:48:56,909
- Don't harm yourself.
1915
01:48:57,876 --> 01:48:58,773
We are all here.
1916
01:49:07,541 --> 01:49:09,335
- [Luke] The jailer
called for lights,
1917
01:49:09,335 --> 01:49:12,476
rushed in and fell trembling
before Paul and Silas.
1918
01:49:21,037 --> 01:49:23,660
He then brought
them out and asked.
1919
01:49:23,660 --> 01:49:24,523
- Sirs.
1920
01:49:27,215 --> 01:49:28,700
What must I do to be saved?"
1921
01:49:30,184 --> 01:49:31,599
- [Luke] They replied.
1922
01:49:31,599 --> 01:49:33,739
- Believe in the Lord Jesus,
and you will be saved,
1923
01:49:37,778 --> 01:49:39,434
you and your household.
1924
01:49:42,679 --> 01:49:45,406
- [Luke] Then they spoke
the word of the Lord to him
1925
01:49:45,406 --> 01:49:47,995
and to all the
others in his house.
1926
01:49:47,995 --> 01:49:50,514
At that hour of the night
the jailer took them
1927
01:49:50,514 --> 01:49:51,654
and washed their wounds.
1928
01:49:53,103 --> 01:49:55,589
Then immediately he and all
his family were baptized.
1929
01:49:56,866 --> 01:49:58,315
The jailer brought
them into his house
1930
01:49:58,315 --> 01:50:00,110
and set a meal before them.
1931
01:50:00,110 --> 01:50:01,491
He was filled with joy
1932
01:50:01,491 --> 01:50:03,597
because he had come
to believe in God,
1933
01:50:03,597 --> 01:50:05,150
he and his whole family.
1934
01:50:09,913 --> 01:50:12,778
When it was daylight, the
magistrates sent their officers
1935
01:50:12,778 --> 01:50:14,469
to the jailer with the order.
1936
01:50:14,469 --> 01:50:15,470
- Release those men.
1937
01:50:24,100 --> 01:50:25,860
- [Luke] The jailer told Paul.
1938
01:50:25,860 --> 01:50:26,827
- The magistrates have ordered
1939
01:50:26,827 --> 01:50:28,414
that you and Silas be released.
1940
01:50:29,312 --> 01:50:30,209
Now you can leave.
1941
01:50:32,453 --> 01:50:33,247
Go in peace.
1942
01:50:41,945 --> 01:50:44,396
- [Luke] But Paul
said to the officers.
1943
01:50:44,396 --> 01:50:46,191
- They beat us publicly
without a trial,
1944
01:50:46,191 --> 01:50:48,572
even though we are
Roman citizens,
1945
01:50:48,572 --> 01:50:49,746
and threw us into prison.
1946
01:50:50,954 --> 01:50:54,648
And now do they want to
get rid of us quietly?
1947
01:50:55,994 --> 01:50:57,547
No!
1948
01:50:57,547 --> 01:50:59,653
Let them come themselves
and escort us out.
1949
01:51:02,310 --> 01:51:05,072
[dramatic music]
1950
01:51:06,452 --> 01:51:07,971
- [Luke] The officers reported
this to the magistrates,
1951
01:51:07,971 --> 01:51:11,043
and when they heard that Paul
and Silas were Roman citizens,
1952
01:51:11,043 --> 01:51:11,941
they were alarmed.
1953
01:51:13,736 --> 01:51:15,289
They came to appease them
1954
01:51:15,289 --> 01:51:17,463
and escorted them
from the prison,
1955
01:51:17,463 --> 01:51:19,224
requesting them
to leave the city.
1956
01:51:28,785 --> 01:51:30,925
After Paul and Silas
came out of the prison,
1957
01:51:30,925 --> 01:51:32,893
they went to Lydia's
house, where they met
1958
01:51:32,893 --> 01:51:34,791
with the brothers
and encouraged them.
1959
01:51:39,831 --> 01:51:41,556
Then they left.
1960
01:51:44,387 --> 01:51:47,321
When they had passed through
Amphipolis and Apollonia,
1961
01:51:47,321 --> 01:51:48,736
they came to Thessalonica,
1962
01:51:48,736 --> 01:51:51,221
where there was a
Jewish synagogue.
1963
01:51:51,221 --> 01:51:54,086
As was his custom was, Paul
went into the synagogue,
1964
01:51:54,086 --> 01:51:56,986
and on three Sabbath days
he reasoned with them
1965
01:51:56,986 --> 01:51:59,920
from the scriptures,
explaining and proving
1966
01:51:59,920 --> 01:52:02,577
that the Christ had to suffer
and rise from the dead.
1967
01:52:03,924 --> 01:52:08,929
- This Jesus I am proclaiming
to you is the Christ.
1968
01:52:09,688 --> 01:52:09,964
- [Luke] He said.
1969
01:52:11,863 --> 01:52:15,038
Some of the Jews were persuaded
and joined Paul and Silas,
1970
01:52:15,038 --> 01:52:17,489
as did a large number
of God-fearing Greeks
1971
01:52:17,489 --> 01:52:18,973
and not a few prominent women.
1972
01:52:19,802 --> 01:52:21,217
[man yelling]
1973
01:52:21,217 --> 01:52:23,322
But the Jews were jealous,
so they rounded up
1974
01:52:23,322 --> 01:52:25,428
some bad characters
from the marketplace,
1975
01:52:25,428 --> 01:52:28,293
formed a mob and started
a riot in the city.
1976
01:52:28,293 --> 01:52:30,260
[ominous music]
1977
01:52:30,260 --> 01:52:33,194
They rushed to Jason's house
in search of Paul and Silas
1978
01:52:33,194 --> 01:52:35,196
in order to bring
them out to the crowd.
1979
01:52:37,336 --> 01:52:39,649
But when they did not find
them, they dragged Jason
1980
01:52:39,649 --> 01:52:42,894
and some other brothers before
the city officials shouting.
1981
01:52:42,894 --> 01:52:45,724
- These men who
have caused trouble
1982
01:52:45,724 --> 01:52:47,968
all over the world
have now come here,
1983
01:52:49,003 --> 01:52:50,280
[dramatic music]
1984
01:52:50,280 --> 01:52:53,007
and Jason has welcomed
them into his house.
1985
01:52:54,560 --> 01:52:57,425
They are all defying
Caesar's decrees,
1986
01:52:57,425 --> 01:53:01,326
saying that there is another
king, one called Jesus.
1987
01:53:02,258 --> 01:53:03,500
- Crucify him!
[crowd yelling]
1988
01:53:03,500 --> 01:53:04,950
- When they heard
this, the crowd
1989
01:53:04,950 --> 01:53:07,539
and the city officials
were thrown into turmoil.
1990
01:53:07,539 --> 01:53:09,783
Then they made Jason
and the others post bond
1991
01:53:09,783 --> 01:53:11,198
and let them go.
1992
01:53:11,198 --> 01:53:13,752
As soon as it was
night, the brothers sent
1993
01:53:13,752 --> 01:53:15,340
Paul and Silas away to Berea.
1994
01:53:19,102 --> 01:53:21,795
On arriving there, they went
to the Jewish synagogue.
1995
01:53:24,383 --> 01:53:27,076
Now the Bereans were
of more noble character
1996
01:53:27,076 --> 01:53:28,215
than the Thessalonians,
1997
01:53:29,595 --> 01:53:31,908
for they received the
message with great eagerness
1998
01:53:31,908 --> 01:53:34,946
and examined the
scriptures every day
1999
01:53:34,946 --> 01:53:36,671
to see if what
Paul said was true.
2000
01:53:38,742 --> 01:53:43,368
Many of the Jews believed,
as did also a number
2001
01:53:43,368 --> 01:53:45,715
of prominent Greek women
and many Greek men.
2002
01:53:48,304 --> 01:53:50,513
When the Jews in Thessalonica
learned that Paul
2003
01:53:50,513 --> 01:53:53,654
was preaching the
word of God at Berea,
2004
01:53:54,655 --> 01:53:55,656
they went there too,
2005
01:53:57,037 --> 01:54:00,626
agitating the crowds
and stirring them up.
2006
01:54:00,626 --> 01:54:03,767
The brothers immediately
sent Paul to the coast,
2007
01:54:03,767 --> 01:54:05,804
but Silas and Timothy
stayed at Berea.
2008
01:54:07,185 --> 01:54:09,014
The men who escorted Paul
brought him to Athens
2009
01:54:09,014 --> 01:54:10,982
and then left with
instructions for Silas
2010
01:54:10,982 --> 01:54:13,191
and Timothy to join him
as soon as possible.
2011
01:54:15,227 --> 01:54:17,781
While Paul was waiting
for them in Athens,
2012
01:54:17,781 --> 01:54:19,335
he was greatly distressed to see
2013
01:54:19,335 --> 01:54:21,682
that the city was full of idols.
2014
01:54:21,682 --> 01:54:23,408
So he reasoned in the synagogue
2015
01:54:23,408 --> 01:54:25,720
with both Jews and the
God-fearing Greeks,
2016
01:54:25,720 --> 01:54:27,688
as well as in the
marketplace day-by-day
2017
01:54:27,688 --> 01:54:29,483
with those who
happened to be there.
2018
01:54:31,243 --> 01:54:33,867
A group of Epicurean
and Stoic philosophers
2019
01:54:33,867 --> 01:54:35,661
began to dispute with him.
2020
01:54:35,661 --> 01:54:36,870
Some of them asked.
2021
01:54:36,870 --> 01:54:38,802
- What is this
babbler trying to say?
2022
01:54:41,046 --> 01:54:42,841
- [Luke] Others remarked.
2023
01:54:42,841 --> 01:54:45,982
- [Man] He seems to be
advocating foreign gods.
2024
01:54:47,432 --> 01:54:48,985
- [Luke] They said this
because Paul was preaching
2025
01:54:48,985 --> 01:54:51,332
the good news about Jesus
and the resurrection.
2026
01:54:58,615 --> 01:55:00,514
Then they took him and
brought him to a meeting
2027
01:55:00,514 --> 01:55:02,930
of the Areopagus,
where they said to him.
2028
01:55:04,414 --> 01:55:07,141
- May we know what
this new teaching is
2029
01:55:07,141 --> 01:55:08,660
that you are presenting?
2030
01:55:08,660 --> 01:55:11,490
You are bringing some
strange ideas to our ears,
2031
01:55:11,490 --> 01:55:13,354
and we want to know
what they mean.
2032
01:55:15,287 --> 01:55:17,048
- [Luke] All the Athenians
and the foreigners
2033
01:55:17,048 --> 01:55:19,291
who lived there spent
their time doing nothing
2034
01:55:19,291 --> 01:55:22,156
but talking about and
listening to the latest ideas.
2035
01:55:23,847 --> 01:55:27,161
Paul then stood up
in the meeting of the
Areopagus and said.
2036
01:55:27,161 --> 01:55:28,093
- Men of Athens.
2037
01:55:29,301 --> 01:55:32,339
I see that in every way
you are very religious.
2038
01:55:33,512 --> 01:55:35,756
For as I walked around
and looked carefully
2039
01:55:35,756 --> 01:55:37,758
at your objects of worship,
2040
01:55:37,758 --> 01:55:40,347
I even found an altar
with this inscription:
2041
01:55:40,347 --> 01:55:41,624
To an unknown god.
2042
01:55:42,832 --> 01:55:45,593
Now what you worship
as something unknown
2043
01:55:46,870 --> 01:55:48,493
I am going to proclaim to you.
2044
01:55:50,944 --> 01:55:52,221
[gentle music]
2045
01:55:52,221 --> 01:55:53,774
The God who made the world
2046
01:55:55,155 --> 01:55:58,227
and everything in it is the
Lord of Heaven and Earth
2047
01:55:59,435 --> 01:56:02,714
and does not live in
temples built by hands.
2048
01:56:02,714 --> 01:56:05,199
And he is not served
by human hands,
2049
01:56:05,199 --> 01:56:09,169
as if he needed anything
because he himself
2050
01:56:10,825 --> 01:56:15,761
gives all men life and
breath and everything else.
2051
01:56:20,007 --> 01:56:24,391
From one man he made
every nation of men,
2052
01:56:24,391 --> 01:56:26,427
that they should
inhabit the whole Earth.
2053
01:56:28,429 --> 01:56:30,811
And he determined
the time set for them
2054
01:56:30,811 --> 01:56:33,503
and the exact places
where thy should live.
2055
01:56:33,503 --> 01:56:36,575
God did this so that
men would seek him
2056
01:56:36,575 --> 01:56:39,958
and perhaps reach out
for him and find him,
2057
01:56:41,373 --> 01:56:43,824
though he is not far
from each one of us.
2058
01:56:45,446 --> 01:56:50,210
For in him we live and
move and have our being.
2059
01:56:50,210 --> 01:56:52,729
As some of your own
poets have said,
2060
01:56:52,729 --> 01:56:54,352
"We are his offspring."
2061
01:56:56,078 --> 01:56:59,805
Therefore, since we
are God's offspring,
2062
01:56:59,805 --> 01:57:02,187
we should not think
that the divine being
2063
01:57:02,187 --> 01:57:04,707
is like gold or silver or stone,
2064
01:57:05,846 --> 01:57:09,160
an image made by man's
design and skill.
2065
01:57:10,471 --> 01:57:12,370
In the past God
overlooked such ignorance,
2066
01:57:13,923 --> 01:57:18,928
but now he commands all
people everywhere to repent.
2067
01:57:21,344 --> 01:57:25,176
For he has set a day when
he will judge the world
2068
01:57:25,176 --> 01:57:28,144
with justice by the
man he has appointed.
2069
01:57:29,594 --> 01:57:31,527
He has given proof of this
2070
01:57:31,527 --> 01:57:35,186
to all men by raising
him from the dead.
2071
01:57:36,670 --> 01:57:38,430
- [Luke] When they heard about
the resurrection of the dead,
2072
01:57:38,430 --> 01:57:41,778
some of them sneered,
but others said,
2073
01:57:41,778 --> 01:57:43,987
"We want to hear you
again on this subject."
2074
01:57:45,748 --> 01:57:47,336
At that, Paul left the council.
2075
01:57:48,751 --> 01:57:51,064
A few men became followers
of Paul and believed.
2076
01:57:53,928 --> 01:57:56,069
Among them was Dionysius,
2077
01:57:56,069 --> 01:57:57,898
a member of the Areopagus,
2078
01:57:57,898 --> 01:58:00,763
also a woman named Damaris,
and a number of others.
2079
01:58:04,146 --> 01:58:07,770
After this, Paul left
Athens and went to Corinth.
2080
01:58:07,770 --> 01:58:11,360
There he met a Jew named
Aquila, a native of Pontus,
2081
01:58:11,360 --> 01:58:14,087
who had recently come from
Italy with his wife Priscilla,
2082
01:58:14,087 --> 01:58:16,951
because Claudius had ordered
all the Jews to leave Rome.
2083
01:58:18,401 --> 01:58:20,714
Paul went to see them, and
because he was a tentmaker
2084
01:58:20,714 --> 01:58:23,026
as they were, he stayed
and worked with them.
2085
01:58:24,752 --> 01:58:27,100
Every Sabbath he reasoned
in the synagogue,
2086
01:58:27,100 --> 01:58:29,516
trying to persuade
Jews and Greeks.
2087
01:58:30,689 --> 01:58:32,933
When Silas and Timothy
came from Macedonia,
2088
01:58:32,933 --> 01:58:36,074
Paul devoted himself
exclusively to preaching,
2089
01:58:36,074 --> 01:58:39,905
testifying to the Jews
that Jesus was the Christ.
2090
01:58:39,905 --> 01:58:42,977
But when the Jews opposed
Paul and became abusive,
2091
01:58:42,977 --> 01:58:46,015
he shook out his clothes in
protest and said to them.
2092
01:58:46,015 --> 01:58:47,706
- Your blood be
on your own heads!
2093
01:58:48,811 --> 01:58:51,089
I am clear of my responsibility!
2094
01:58:51,089 --> 01:58:52,918
[suspenseful music]
2095
01:58:52,918 --> 01:58:54,955
From now on I will
go to the gentiles!
2096
01:58:58,545 --> 01:59:00,961
- [Luke] Then Paul left the
synagogue and went next door
2097
01:59:00,961 --> 01:59:03,964
to the house of Titius
Justus, a worshiper of God.
2098
01:59:05,207 --> 01:59:06,829
Crispus, the synagogue ruler,
2099
01:59:06,829 --> 01:59:09,590
and his entire household
believed in the Lord,
2100
01:59:09,590 --> 01:59:11,144
and many of the
Corinthians who heard
2101
01:59:11,144 --> 01:59:12,662
and believed and were baptized.
2102
01:59:21,568 --> 01:59:24,640
One night the Lord spoke
to Paul in a vision.
2103
01:59:24,640 --> 01:59:25,572
[dramatic music]
2104
01:59:25,572 --> 01:59:26,918
- [Jesus] Do not be afraid.
2105
01:59:27,781 --> 01:59:28,644
Keep on speaking.
2106
01:59:30,680 --> 01:59:33,131
Do not be silent.
2107
01:59:33,131 --> 01:59:34,512
For I am with you,
2108
01:59:34,512 --> 01:59:37,411
and no one is going to
attack and harm you,
2109
01:59:37,411 --> 01:59:39,413
because I have many
people in this city.
2110
01:59:42,589 --> 01:59:44,832
- [Luke] So Paul stayed
for a year and a half
2111
01:59:44,832 --> 01:59:46,317
teaching them the word of God.
2112
01:59:57,224 --> 01:59:59,192
While Gallio was
proconsul of Achaia,
2113
01:59:59,192 --> 02:00:01,987
the Jews made a
united attack on Paul
2114
02:00:01,987 --> 02:00:03,299
and brought him into court.
2115
02:00:06,544 --> 02:00:07,993
- This man.
2116
02:00:07,993 --> 02:00:09,202
- [Luke] They charged.
2117
02:00:09,202 --> 02:00:11,859
- Is persuading the
people to worship God
2118
02:00:11,859 --> 02:00:13,585
in ways contrary to the law.
2119
02:00:14,759 --> 02:00:16,588
- [Luke] Just as Paul
was about to speak,
2120
02:00:16,588 --> 02:00:17,934
Gallio said to the Jews.
2121
02:00:20,454 --> 02:00:22,525
- If you Jews were
making a complaint
2122
02:00:22,525 --> 02:00:25,459
about some misdemeanor
or serious crime,
2123
02:00:26,633 --> 02:00:28,807
it would be reasonable
for me to listen to you.
2124
02:00:31,051 --> 02:00:34,917
But since it involves
questions about words
2125
02:00:34,917 --> 02:00:38,092
and names and your own law,
2126
02:00:39,956 --> 02:00:41,889
settle the matter yourselves.
2127
02:00:41,889 --> 02:00:44,582
[dramatic music]
2128
02:00:51,485 --> 02:00:54,212
I will not be a
judge of such things!
2129
02:00:54,212 --> 02:00:57,180
- [Luke] So he had them
ejected from the court.
2130
02:00:57,180 --> 02:01:00,011
Then they all turned on
Sosthenes, the synagogue ruler
2131
02:01:00,011 --> 02:01:01,668
and beat him in
front of the court,
2132
02:01:01,668 --> 02:01:03,601
and Gallio showed
no concern whatever.
2133
02:01:04,671 --> 02:01:07,674
[suspenseful music]
2134
02:01:19,893 --> 02:01:22,620
Paul stayed on in
Corinth for some time.
2135
02:01:22,620 --> 02:01:25,001
Then he left the brothers
and sailed for Syria,
2136
02:01:25,001 --> 02:01:27,210
accompanied by
Priscilla and Aquila.
2137
02:01:27,210 --> 02:01:29,420
Before he sailed, he
had his hair cut off
2138
02:01:29,420 --> 02:01:31,870
at Cenchreae because
of a vow he had taken.
2139
02:01:33,700 --> 02:01:34,873
They arrived at Ephesus
2140
02:01:34,873 --> 02:01:37,359
where Paul left
Priscilla and Aquila.
2141
02:01:37,359 --> 02:01:38,981
He himself went
into the synagogue
2142
02:01:38,981 --> 02:01:40,327
and reasoned with the Jews.
2143
02:01:44,469 --> 02:01:45,677
When they asked him to spend
2144
02:01:45,677 --> 02:01:47,300
more time with
them, he declined.
2145
02:01:51,269 --> 02:01:52,615
But as he left, he promised.
2146
02:01:54,203 --> 02:01:57,102
- I will come back
if it is God's will.
2147
02:01:58,552 --> 02:02:00,313
- Then he set sail from Ephesus.
2148
02:02:00,313 --> 02:02:01,728
When he landed at Caesarea,
2149
02:02:01,728 --> 02:02:03,350
he went up and
greeted the church
2150
02:02:03,350 --> 02:02:05,628
and then went down to Antioch.
2151
02:02:05,628 --> 02:02:08,044
After spending some
time in Antioch,
2152
02:02:08,044 --> 02:02:09,425
Paul set out from there
2153
02:02:09,425 --> 02:02:11,082
and traveled from place to place
2154
02:02:11,082 --> 02:02:13,602
throughout the region
of Galatia and Phrygia,
2155
02:02:13,602 --> 02:02:15,362
strengthening all the disciples.
2156
02:02:16,950 --> 02:02:19,262
Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos,
2157
02:02:19,262 --> 02:02:21,403
a native of Alexandria,
came to Ephesus.
2158
02:02:21,403 --> 02:02:23,128
He was a learned man with a
2159
02:02:23,128 --> 02:02:24,958
thorough knowledge
of the scriptures.
2160
02:02:26,131 --> 02:02:28,030
He had been instructed
in the way of the Lord,
2161
02:02:28,030 --> 02:02:29,687
and he spoke with great fervor
2162
02:02:29,687 --> 02:02:31,965
and talked about
Jesus accurately,
2163
02:02:31,965 --> 02:02:33,967
though he knew only
the baptism of John.
2164
02:02:35,658 --> 02:02:38,592
He began to speak
boldly in the synagogue.
2165
02:02:38,592 --> 02:02:40,594
When Priscilla and
Aquila heard him,
2166
02:02:40,594 --> 02:02:42,596
they invited him to their home
2167
02:02:42,596 --> 02:02:45,358
and explained to him the
way of God more adequately.
2168
02:02:46,807 --> 02:02:48,395
When Apollos wanted
to go to Achaia,
2169
02:02:48,395 --> 02:02:50,121
the brothers and
sisters encouraged him
2170
02:02:50,121 --> 02:02:52,365
and wrote to the disciples
there to welcome him.
2171
02:02:53,366 --> 02:02:54,988
On arriving, he was a great help
2172
02:02:54,988 --> 02:02:56,541
to those who by
grace had believed.
2173
02:02:56,541 --> 02:03:00,131
For he vigorously refuted
the Jews in public debate,
2174
02:03:00,131 --> 02:03:02,789
proving from the scriptures
that Jesus was the Christ.
2175
02:03:04,791 --> 02:03:06,724
While Apollos was at Corinth,
2176
02:03:06,724 --> 02:03:08,795
Paul took the road
through the interior
2177
02:03:08,795 --> 02:03:10,693
and arrived at Ephesus.
2178
02:03:10,693 --> 02:03:13,351
There he found some
disciples and asked them,
2179
02:03:13,351 --> 02:03:15,871
"Did you receive the Holy
Spirit when you believed?"
2180
02:03:15,871 --> 02:03:17,148
They answered, "No.
2181
02:03:17,148 --> 02:03:19,702
"We have not even heard
there is a Holy Spirit."
2182
02:03:19,702 --> 02:03:22,947
So Paul asked them, "What
baptism did you receive?"
2183
02:03:22,947 --> 02:03:25,225
"John's baptism," they replied.
2184
02:03:25,225 --> 02:03:28,746
Paul said, "John's baptism
was a baptism of repentance.
2185
02:03:28,746 --> 02:03:31,369
"He told the people to believe
in the one coming after him,"
2186
02:03:31,369 --> 02:03:32,405
that is, in Jesus.
2187
02:03:33,578 --> 02:03:35,235
On hearing this,
they were baptized
2188
02:03:35,235 --> 02:03:36,823
into the name of the Lord Jesus.
2189
02:03:38,272 --> 02:03:40,378
When Paul placed
his hands on them,
2190
02:03:40,378 --> 02:03:42,207
the Holy Spirit came on them,
2191
02:03:42,207 --> 02:03:44,278
and they spoke in
tongues and prophesied.
2192
02:03:45,625 --> 02:03:47,178
There were about 12 men in all.
2193
02:03:48,351 --> 02:03:49,525
Paul entered the synagogue
2194
02:03:49,525 --> 02:03:52,148
and spoke boldly there
for three months,
2195
02:03:52,148 --> 02:03:55,531
arguing persuasively
about the kingdom of God.
2196
02:03:55,531 --> 02:03:58,500
But some of them
became obstinate.
2197
02:03:59,949 --> 02:04:03,781
They refused to believe and
publicly maligned the Way.
2198
02:04:04,885 --> 02:04:06,439
So Paul left them.
2199
02:04:06,439 --> 02:04:07,957
He took the disciples with him
2200
02:04:07,957 --> 02:04:10,581
and had discussions daily in
the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
2201
02:04:12,134 --> 02:04:14,101
This went on for two
years, so that all the Jews
2202
02:04:14,101 --> 02:04:15,758
and Greeks who lived
in the province of Asia
2203
02:04:15,758 --> 02:04:16,932
heard the word of the Lord.
2204
02:04:18,209 --> 02:04:20,591
God did extraordinary
miracles through Paul,
2205
02:04:22,420 --> 02:04:25,112
so that even
handkerchiefs and aprons
2206
02:04:25,112 --> 02:04:26,873
that had touched him
were taken to the sick,
2207
02:04:26,873 --> 02:04:29,185
and their illnesses were cured
2208
02:04:29,185 --> 02:04:30,704
and the evil spirits left them.
2209
02:04:32,154 --> 02:04:34,501
Some Jews who went around
driving out evil spirits
2210
02:04:34,501 --> 02:04:36,572
tried to invoke the
name of the Lord Jesus
2211
02:04:36,572 --> 02:04:39,092
over those who were
demon-possessed.
2212
02:04:39,092 --> 02:04:40,749
They would say,
2213
02:04:40,749 --> 02:04:43,993
"In the name of the
Jesus whom Paul preaches,
2214
02:04:43,993 --> 02:04:45,408
"I command you to come out."
2215
02:04:46,548 --> 02:04:48,550
Seven sons of Sceva,
2216
02:04:48,550 --> 02:04:51,967
a Jewish chief priest,
were doing this.
2217
02:04:51,967 --> 02:04:53,934
One day the evil
spirit answered them,
2218
02:04:53,934 --> 02:04:57,006
"Jesus I know and I know
about Paul, but who are you?"
2219
02:04:58,456 --> 02:05:00,596
Then the man who had the
evil spirit jumped on them
2220
02:05:00,596 --> 02:05:02,011
and overpowered them all.
2221
02:05:02,011 --> 02:05:04,600
He gave them such
a beating that they
2222
02:05:04,600 --> 02:05:07,223
ran out of the house
naked and bleeding.
2223
02:05:07,223 --> 02:05:08,742
When this became
known to the Jews
2224
02:05:08,742 --> 02:05:10,295
and Greeks living in Ephesus,
2225
02:05:10,295 --> 02:05:11,814
they were all seized with fear,
2226
02:05:13,195 --> 02:05:15,611
and the name of the Lord
Jesus was held in high honor.
2227
02:05:20,202 --> 02:05:21,997
Many of those who
believed now came
2228
02:05:21,997 --> 02:05:23,964
and openly confessed
their evil deeds.
2229
02:05:25,172 --> 02:05:27,036
A number who had
practiced sorcery
2230
02:05:27,036 --> 02:05:30,592
brought their scrolls together
and burned them publicly.
2231
02:05:30,592 --> 02:05:33,456
When they calculated the
value of the scrolls,
2232
02:05:33,456 --> 02:05:35,700
the total came to
50,000 drachmas.
2233
02:05:37,737 --> 02:05:39,186
In this way the word of the Lord
2234
02:05:39,186 --> 02:05:41,361
spread widely and grew in power.
2235
02:05:45,986 --> 02:05:47,540
After all this had happened,
2236
02:05:47,540 --> 02:05:49,196
Paul decided to go to Jerusalem,
2237
02:05:49,196 --> 02:05:51,336
passing through
Macedonia and Achaia.
2238
02:05:53,028 --> 02:05:54,788
"After I have been
there," he said,
2239
02:05:55,996 --> 02:05:57,550
"I must visit Rome also."
2240
02:06:02,002 --> 02:06:03,245
He sent two of his helpers,
2241
02:06:03,245 --> 02:06:05,178
Timothy and Erastus,
to Macedonia,
2242
02:06:05,178 --> 02:06:07,974
while he stayed in the province
of Asia a little longer.
2243
02:06:13,496 --> 02:06:14,912
About that time there arose
2244
02:06:14,912 --> 02:06:17,570
a great disturbance
about the Way.
2245
02:06:17,570 --> 02:06:19,572
A silversmith named Demetrius,
2246
02:06:19,572 --> 02:06:22,195
who made silver
shrines of Artemis,
2247
02:06:22,195 --> 02:06:25,370
brought in no little
business for the craftsman.
2248
02:06:25,370 --> 02:06:27,096
He called them
together, along with
2249
02:06:27,096 --> 02:06:29,720
the workmen in related
trades, and said.
2250
02:06:29,720 --> 02:06:31,963
- Men, you know, we receive
2251
02:06:31,963 --> 02:06:34,448
a good income from
this business.
2252
02:06:35,967 --> 02:06:40,972
And you see and hear how this
fellow Paul has convinced
2253
02:06:42,422 --> 02:06:46,633
and led astray large numbers
of people here in Ephesus
2254
02:06:47,807 --> 02:06:50,395
and in practically the
whole province of Asia.
2255
02:06:53,571 --> 02:06:54,399
He says
2256
02:06:54,399 --> 02:06:56,401
[gentle music]
2257
02:06:56,401 --> 02:07:00,613
that man-made gods
are no gods at all!
2258
02:07:02,511 --> 02:07:05,756
There's danger not
only that our trade
2259
02:07:05,756 --> 02:07:10,692
will lose its good name,
but also that the temple
2260
02:07:10,692 --> 02:07:15,213
of the great goddess
Artemis will be discredited.
2261
02:07:17,664 --> 02:07:20,529
And the goddess herself,
who is worshiped
2262
02:07:20,529 --> 02:07:25,016
throughout the province
of Asia and the world,
2263
02:07:26,639 --> 02:07:30,643
will be robbed of
her divine majesty.
2264
02:07:31,885 --> 02:07:33,335
[people shouting]
- When they heard this,
2265
02:07:33,335 --> 02:07:35,164
they were furious
and began shouting.
2266
02:07:36,303 --> 02:07:38,340
[tradesmen yelling]
2267
02:07:38,340 --> 02:07:41,343
[suspenseful music]
2268
02:07:43,794 --> 02:07:46,348
- Great is Artemis
of the Ephesians!
2269
02:07:48,695 --> 02:07:50,835
- [Luke] Soon the whole
city was in an uproar.
2270
02:07:53,251 --> 02:07:55,564
The people seized
Gaius and Aristarchus,
2271
02:07:55,564 --> 02:07:57,911
Paul's traveling
companions from Macedonia,
2272
02:07:57,911 --> 02:08:00,534
and rushed as one
man into the theater.
2273
02:08:00,534 --> 02:08:02,088
Paul wanted to appear
before the crowd,
2274
02:08:02,088 --> 02:08:03,883
but the disciples
would not let him.
2275
02:08:05,194 --> 02:08:07,058
Even some of the
officials of the province,
2276
02:08:07,058 --> 02:08:09,543
friends of Paul, sent
him a message begging him
2277
02:08:09,543 --> 02:08:11,131
not to venture into the theater.
2278
02:08:12,132 --> 02:08:13,824
The assembly was in confusion.
2279
02:08:13,824 --> 02:08:16,067
Some were shouting one
thing, some another.
2280
02:08:16,067 --> 02:08:18,932
Most of the people did not
even know why they were there.
2281
02:08:20,002 --> 02:08:22,142
The Jews pushed
Alexander to the front,
2282
02:08:22,142 --> 02:08:25,387
and some of the crowd
shouted instructions to him.
2283
02:08:25,387 --> 02:08:26,768
He motioned for silence in order
2284
02:08:26,768 --> 02:08:29,046
to make a defense
before the people.
2285
02:08:29,046 --> 02:08:30,979
But when they
realized he was a Jew,
2286
02:08:30,979 --> 02:08:33,326
they all shouted in unison
for about two hours.
2287
02:08:34,672 --> 02:08:36,950
- [Crowd] Great is
Artemis of the Ephesians!
2288
02:08:40,540 --> 02:08:42,991
- [Luke] The city clerk
quieted the crowd and said.
2289
02:08:42,991 --> 02:08:44,613
- Men of Ephesians.
2290
02:08:46,028 --> 02:08:50,032
Doesn't all the world know
that the city of Ephesus
2291
02:08:50,032 --> 02:08:52,932
is the guardian of the
temple of the great Artemis
2292
02:08:54,071 --> 02:08:56,487
and of her image which
fell from Heaven?
2293
02:08:56,487 --> 02:08:59,317
[crowd cheering]
2294
02:08:59,317 --> 02:09:03,563
Therefore, since these
facts are undeniable,
2295
02:09:04,737 --> 02:09:08,292
you ought be quiet and
not do anything rash.
2296
02:09:11,744 --> 02:09:13,228
You have brought these men here,
2297
02:09:13,228 --> 02:09:15,920
though they have
neither robbed temples,
2298
02:09:15,920 --> 02:09:17,750
nor blasphemed our goddess.
2299
02:09:20,856 --> 02:09:25,067
If then Demetrius and
his fellow craftsmen
2300
02:09:25,067 --> 02:09:27,449
have a grievance
against anybody,
2301
02:09:28,622 --> 02:09:32,695
the courts are open and
there are proconsuls.
2302
02:09:32,695 --> 02:09:35,112
They can press charges.
2303
02:09:37,252 --> 02:09:40,773
If there is anything further
you want to bring up,
2304
02:09:42,326 --> 02:09:46,709
it must be settled
in a legal assembly.
2305
02:09:46,709 --> 02:09:50,092
As it is, we are in danger
of being charged with rioting
2306
02:09:50,092 --> 02:09:51,507
because of today's events.
2307
02:09:52,785 --> 02:09:55,615
In that case, we would
not be able to account
2308
02:09:55,615 --> 02:10:00,620
for this commotion, since
there is no reason for it.
2309
02:10:02,484 --> 02:10:04,417
[crowd chatting]
2310
02:10:04,417 --> 02:10:07,351
- [Luke] After he had said
this, he dismissed the assembly.
2311
02:10:11,493 --> 02:10:14,082
[gentle music]
2312
02:11:11,587 --> 02:11:16,213
When the uproar had ended,
Paul sent for the disciples.
2313
02:11:16,213 --> 02:11:17,904
After encouraging them,
2314
02:11:17,904 --> 02:11:19,872
said goodbye and set
out for Macedonia.
2315
02:11:21,425 --> 02:11:23,427
He traveled through that area,
2316
02:11:23,427 --> 02:11:25,947
speaking many words of
encouragement to the people,
2317
02:11:27,431 --> 02:11:29,882
and finally arrived in Greece
where he stayed three months.
2318
02:11:30,986 --> 02:11:32,401
Because the Jews made
a plot against him
2319
02:11:32,401 --> 02:11:34,714
just as he was about
to sail for Syria,
2320
02:11:36,129 --> 02:11:38,131
he decided to go back
through Macedonia.
2321
02:11:39,512 --> 02:11:42,446
He was accompanied by Sopater,
2322
02:11:48,452 --> 02:11:50,109
son of Pyrrhus from Berea,
2323
02:11:52,145 --> 02:11:55,286
Aristarchus and Secundus
from Thessalonica,
2324
02:11:55,286 --> 02:11:57,185
Gaius from Derbe, Timothy
also, and Tychicus,
2325
02:11:57,185 --> 02:11:59,152
and Trophimus from
the province of Asia.
2326
02:12:00,602 --> 02:12:03,053
These men went on ahead
and waited for us at Troas.
2327
02:12:04,088 --> 02:12:05,365
But we sailed from Philippi
2328
02:12:05,365 --> 02:12:07,057
after the Feast of
Unleavened Bread,
2329
02:12:08,817 --> 02:12:11,854
and five days later joined
the others at Troas,
2330
02:12:11,854 --> 02:12:13,442
where we stayed seven days.
2331
02:12:13,442 --> 02:12:16,790
[soft knocking on door]
2332
02:12:41,746 --> 02:12:43,576
On the first day of the week
2333
02:12:43,576 --> 02:12:45,405
we came together to break bread.
2334
02:12:47,028 --> 02:12:49,099
Paul spoke to the
people and because
2335
02:12:49,099 --> 02:12:51,135
he intended to
leave the next day,
2336
02:12:51,135 --> 02:12:52,965
kept on talking until midnight.
2337
02:12:54,138 --> 02:12:55,968
There were many lamps
in the upstairs room
2338
02:12:55,968 --> 02:12:57,486
where we were meeting.
2339
02:12:57,486 --> 02:13:00,973
Seated in a window was a
young man named Eutychus,
2340
02:13:00,973 --> 02:13:04,666
who was sinking into a deep
sleep as Paul talked on and on.
2341
02:13:06,771 --> 02:13:09,257
When he was sound asleep,
he fell to the ground
2342
02:13:09,257 --> 02:13:11,776
from the third story
and was picked up dead.
2343
02:13:14,710 --> 02:13:16,989
Paul went down, threw
himself on the young man,
2344
02:13:16,989 --> 02:13:19,094
and put his arms around him.
2345
02:13:19,094 --> 02:13:20,302
- Don't be alarmed.
2346
02:13:20,302 --> 02:13:21,131
- [Luke] He said.
2347
02:13:24,479 --> 02:13:27,240
[dramatic music]
2348
02:13:39,908 --> 02:13:40,978
- He's alive.
2349
02:13:40,978 --> 02:13:44,223
[chuckling happily]
2350
02:13:44,223 --> 02:13:45,741
- [Luke] Then he
went upstairs again
2351
02:13:45,741 --> 02:13:48,020
and broke bread and ate.
2352
02:13:48,020 --> 02:13:51,299
After talking until
daylight, he left.
2353
02:13:51,299 --> 02:13:53,301
The people took the
young man home alive
2354
02:13:53,301 --> 02:13:54,647
and were greatly comforted.
2355
02:13:58,099 --> 02:14:00,135
[dramatic music]
2356
02:14:00,135 --> 02:14:03,104
We went on ahead to the
ship and sailed for Assos,
2357
02:14:03,104 --> 02:14:05,692
where we were going
to take Paul aboard.
2358
02:14:05,692 --> 02:14:06,866
He had made this arrangement
2359
02:14:06,866 --> 02:14:08,833
because he was
going there on foot.
2360
02:14:08,833 --> 02:14:11,181
When he met us at Assos,
we took him aboard
2361
02:14:11,181 --> 02:14:12,389
and went on to Mitylene.
2362
02:14:13,838 --> 02:14:17,152
The next day we set sail from
there and arrived off Chios.
2363
02:14:17,152 --> 02:14:19,672
The day after that we
crossed over to Samos,
2364
02:14:19,672 --> 02:14:22,364
and on the following
day arrived at Miletus.
2365
02:14:22,364 --> 02:14:24,746
Paul had decided to
sail past Ephesus
2366
02:14:24,746 --> 02:14:27,507
to avoid spending time
in the province of Asia,
2367
02:14:27,507 --> 02:14:29,268
for he was in a hurry
to reach Jerusalem,
2368
02:14:29,268 --> 02:14:31,132
if possible, by the
day of Pentecost.
2369
02:14:35,619 --> 02:14:37,724
From Miletus Paul
sent to Ephesus
2370
02:14:37,724 --> 02:14:39,761
for the elders of the church.
2371
02:14:39,761 --> 02:14:42,315
When they arrived,
he said to them.
2372
02:14:42,315 --> 02:14:44,559
- You know how I lived the
whole time I was with you,
2373
02:14:44,559 --> 02:14:47,976
from the first day I came
into the province of Asia.
2374
02:14:47,976 --> 02:14:52,084
I served the Lord with great
humility and with tears.
2375
02:14:54,845 --> 02:14:58,400
Although, I was severely tested
by the plots of the Jews.
2376
02:14:58,400 --> 02:15:00,989
You know that I
have not hesitated
2377
02:15:00,989 --> 02:15:03,819
to preach anything that
would be helpful to you
2378
02:15:03,819 --> 02:15:06,788
but have taught you publicly
and from house to house.
2379
02:15:07,961 --> 02:15:11,586
I have declared to
both Jews and Greeks
2380
02:15:11,586 --> 02:15:13,933
that they must turn
to God in repentance
2381
02:15:13,933 --> 02:15:16,177
and have faith in
our Lord Jesus.
2382
02:15:18,213 --> 02:15:21,113
And now, compelled
by the Spirit,
2383
02:15:22,286 --> 02:15:23,701
I am going to Jerusalem,
2384
02:15:23,701 --> 02:15:25,738
not knowing what will
happen to me there.
2385
02:15:27,119 --> 02:15:31,709
I only know that in every
city the Holy Spirit warns me
2386
02:15:32,779 --> 02:15:35,575
that prison and
hardships are facing me.
2387
02:15:35,575 --> 02:15:38,578
[chuckling happily]
2388
02:15:39,993 --> 02:15:43,859
However, I consider my
life worth nothing to me.
2389
02:15:44,895 --> 02:15:46,690
If only I may finish the race
2390
02:15:48,140 --> 02:15:50,590
and complete the task the
Lord Jesus has given me,
2391
02:15:52,454 --> 02:15:56,148
the task of testifying to
the gospel of God's grace.
2392
02:15:57,252 --> 02:15:59,944
[somber music]
2393
02:16:01,360 --> 02:16:05,847
Now I know that none of
you among whom I have gone
2394
02:16:07,228 --> 02:16:11,439
about preaching the kingdom
will ever see me again.
2395
02:16:12,612 --> 02:16:15,857
[Paul sobbing heavily]
2396
02:16:21,759 --> 02:16:25,487
Therefore, I
declare to you today
2397
02:16:26,695 --> 02:16:28,490
that I am innocent of
the blood of all men.
2398
02:16:30,112 --> 02:16:33,702
For I have not hesitated
to proclaim to you
2399
02:16:34,807 --> 02:16:35,911
the whole will of God.
2400
02:16:41,848 --> 02:16:46,508
Keep watch over yourselves
and all the flock
2401
02:16:47,820 --> 02:16:50,581
of which the Holy Spirit
has made you overseers.
2402
02:16:52,618 --> 02:16:54,240
Be shepherds of
the church of God,
2403
02:16:54,240 --> 02:16:55,897
which he bought
with his own blood.
2404
02:16:57,243 --> 02:16:59,211
I know that after I
leave, savage wolves will
2405
02:16:59,211 --> 02:17:02,041
come in among you and
will not spare the flock.
2406
02:17:02,041 --> 02:17:05,078
Even from your own
number men will arise
2407
02:17:05,078 --> 02:17:07,529
and distort the truth in order
2408
02:17:07,529 --> 02:17:10,222
to draw away
disciples after them.
2409
02:17:10,222 --> 02:17:12,465
So be on your guard.
2410
02:17:14,674 --> 02:17:19,231
Remember that for three
years I never stopped warning
2411
02:17:19,231 --> 02:17:22,751
each of you night
and day with tears.
2412
02:17:28,688 --> 02:17:33,693
Now I commit you to God
2413
02:17:38,146 --> 02:17:39,734
and to the word of his grace,
2414
02:17:42,115 --> 02:17:43,220
which can build you up
2415
02:17:44,325 --> 02:17:45,947
and give you an inheritance
2416
02:17:45,947 --> 02:17:47,707
among all those
who are sanctified.
2417
02:17:52,056 --> 02:17:57,061
I have not coveted anyone's
silver or gold or clothing.
2418
02:17:58,200 --> 02:18:00,030
You yourselves know
that these hands of mine
2419
02:18:00,030 --> 02:18:03,930
have supplied my own needs and
the needs of my companions.
2420
02:18:05,173 --> 02:18:07,658
In everything I
did, I showed you
2421
02:18:07,658 --> 02:18:12,629
that by this kind of hard
work we must help the weak,
2422
02:18:12,629 --> 02:18:16,115
remembering the words the
Lord Jesus himself said,
2423
02:18:17,875 --> 02:18:21,534
"It is more blessed to
give than to receive."
2424
02:18:31,786 --> 02:18:33,822
- [Luke] When he had
said this, he knelt down
2425
02:18:33,822 --> 02:18:35,237
with all of them and prayed.
2426
02:18:52,841 --> 02:18:56,051
They all wept as they
embraced him and kissed him.
2427
02:18:56,051 --> 02:18:58,122
What grieved them
most was his statement
2428
02:18:58,122 --> 02:19:00,124
that they would never
see his face again.
2429
02:19:01,229 --> 02:19:02,782
Then they accompanied
him to the ship.
2430
02:19:13,552 --> 02:19:16,071
[gentle music]
2431
02:19:16,071 --> 02:19:18,004
After we had torn
ourselves away from them,
2432
02:19:18,004 --> 02:19:20,800
we put out to sea and
sailed straight to Kos.
2433
02:19:22,215 --> 02:19:24,701
The next day we went to Rhodes
and from there to Patara.
2434
02:19:26,288 --> 02:19:28,981
We found a ship crossing
over to Phoenicia,
2435
02:19:28,981 --> 02:19:30,327
went on board and set sail.
2436
02:19:31,742 --> 02:19:34,573
After sighting Cyprus and
passing to the south of it,
2437
02:19:34,573 --> 02:19:36,782
we sailed on to Syria.
2438
02:19:36,782 --> 02:19:39,716
We landed at Tyre, where our
ship was to unload its cargo.
2439
02:19:41,131 --> 02:19:44,652
Finding the disciples there,
we stayed with them seven days.
2440
02:19:44,652 --> 02:19:46,447
Through the Spirit,
they urged Paul
2441
02:19:46,447 --> 02:19:48,000
not to go on to Jerusalem.
2442
02:19:49,760 --> 02:19:51,383
But when our time
was up, we left
2443
02:19:51,383 --> 02:19:52,591
and continued on our way.
2444
02:19:54,006 --> 02:19:55,628
All the disciples, and
their wives and children,
2445
02:19:55,628 --> 02:19:57,319
accompanied us out of the city.
2446
02:19:57,319 --> 02:19:59,114
There on the beach
we knelt to pray.
2447
02:20:03,360 --> 02:20:04,948
After saying goodbye
to each other,
2448
02:20:04,948 --> 02:20:07,364
we went aboard the ship,
and they returned home.
2449
02:20:10,850 --> 02:20:13,577
[dramatic music]
2450
02:20:15,027 --> 02:20:18,340
We continued our voyage from
Tyre and landed at Ptolemais,
2451
02:20:18,340 --> 02:20:19,411
where we greeted the brothers
2452
02:20:19,411 --> 02:20:20,964
and stayed with them for a day.
2453
02:20:23,345 --> 02:20:25,347
Leaving the next day,
we reached Caesarea
2454
02:20:25,347 --> 02:20:28,212
and stayed at the house
of Philip the evangelist,
2455
02:20:28,212 --> 02:20:29,662
one of the seven.
2456
02:20:29,662 --> 02:20:32,113
He had four unmarried
daughters who prophesied.
2457
02:20:33,528 --> 02:20:35,323
After we had been
there a number of days,
2458
02:20:35,323 --> 02:20:37,946
a prophet named Agabus
came down from Judea.
2459
02:20:38,844 --> 02:20:41,363
[dramatic music]
2460
02:20:41,363 --> 02:20:43,711
Coming over to us,
he took Paul's belt,
2461
02:20:44,953 --> 02:20:47,369
tied his own hands and
feet with it and said.
2462
02:20:48,474 --> 02:20:50,303
- The Holy Spirit says,
2463
02:20:50,303 --> 02:20:53,203
"In this way the Jews of
Jerusalem will bind the owner
2464
02:20:53,203 --> 02:20:56,827
"of this belt who will hand
him over to the gentiles."
2465
02:20:58,450 --> 02:21:00,521
- [Luke] When we heard this,
we and the people there
2466
02:21:00,521 --> 02:21:02,730
pleaded with Paul not
to go up to Jerusalem.
2467
02:21:03,593 --> 02:21:04,870
Then Paul answered.
2468
02:21:04,870 --> 02:21:07,010
- Why are you weeping
and breaking my heart?
2469
02:21:08,770 --> 02:21:10,703
I am ready not only to be bound,
2470
02:21:11,808 --> 02:21:14,224
but also to die in Jerusalem
2471
02:21:14,224 --> 02:21:16,502
for the name of the Lord Jesus.
2472
02:21:16,502 --> 02:21:17,883
- [Luke] When he would
not be dissuaded,
2473
02:21:17,883 --> 02:21:19,091
we gave up and said.
2474
02:21:20,161 --> 02:21:21,473
- The Lord's will be done.
2475
02:21:24,579 --> 02:21:27,444
- [Luke] After this, we got
ready and went up to Jerusalem.
2476
02:21:27,444 --> 02:21:30,033
Some of the disciples from
Caesarea accompanied us
2477
02:21:30,033 --> 02:21:33,795
and brought us to the home of
Mnason, where we were to stay.
2478
02:21:33,795 --> 02:21:37,281
He was a man from Cyprus and
one of the early disciples.
2479
02:21:37,281 --> 02:21:38,559
When we arrived at Jerusalem,
2480
02:21:38,559 --> 02:21:40,181
the brothers received us warmly.
2481
02:21:42,355 --> 02:21:44,875
The next day Paul and the
rest of us went to see James,
2482
02:21:44,875 --> 02:21:46,981
and all the elders were present.
2483
02:21:46,981 --> 02:21:49,880
Paul greeted them and
reported in detail what God
2484
02:21:49,880 --> 02:21:52,331
had done among the gentiles
through his ministry.
2485
02:21:54,126 --> 02:21:56,680
When they heard this,
they praised God.
2486
02:21:56,680 --> 02:21:57,819
Then they said to Paul.
2487
02:21:59,649 --> 02:22:01,167
- You see, brother,
2488
02:22:01,167 --> 02:22:03,342
how many thousands of
Jews have believed,
2489
02:22:04,723 --> 02:22:07,208
and all of them are
zealous for the law.
2490
02:22:08,623 --> 02:22:11,212
They have been informed
that you teach all the Jews
2491
02:22:11,212 --> 02:22:15,078
that live among the gentiles
to turn away from Moses,
2492
02:22:16,458 --> 02:22:18,530
telling them not to
circumcise their children
2493
02:22:20,186 --> 02:22:21,809
or live according
to our customs.
2494
02:22:25,122 --> 02:22:25,985
What shall we do?
2495
02:22:29,264 --> 02:22:31,473
They will certainly
hear that you have come,
2496
02:22:35,132 --> 02:22:36,271
so do what we tell you.
2497
02:22:38,895 --> 02:22:41,276
There are four men with
us who have made a vow.
2498
02:22:44,003 --> 02:22:48,076
Take these men, join in
their purification rites
2499
02:22:48,076 --> 02:22:49,526
and pay their expenses,
2500
02:22:50,665 --> 02:22:52,978
so that they can have
their heads shaved.
2501
02:22:52,978 --> 02:22:55,567
Then everybody will
know there is no truth
2502
02:22:55,567 --> 02:22:56,913
in these reports about you,
2503
02:22:58,328 --> 02:23:00,572
but that you yourself are
living in obedience to the law.
2504
02:23:04,921 --> 02:23:07,233
As for the gentile believers,
2505
02:23:07,233 --> 02:23:09,719
we have written to
them our decision
2506
02:23:09,719 --> 02:23:12,791
that they should abstain from
food sacrificed to idols,
2507
02:23:12,791 --> 02:23:15,483
from blood, from the meat
of strangled animals,
2508
02:23:15,483 --> 02:23:16,795
and from sexual immorality.
2509
02:23:18,486 --> 02:23:20,039
- [Luke] The next
day Paul took the men
2510
02:23:20,039 --> 02:23:22,594
and purified himself
along with them.
2511
02:23:22,594 --> 02:23:25,286
Then he went to the temple
to give notice of the date
2512
02:23:25,286 --> 02:23:27,599
when the days of
purification would end
2513
02:23:27,599 --> 02:23:30,256
and the offering would
be made for each of them.
2514
02:23:30,256 --> 02:23:32,914
[ominous music]
2515
02:23:36,608 --> 02:23:40,025
[men chatting distantly]
2516
02:23:45,720 --> 02:23:47,757
When the seven days
were nearly over,
2517
02:23:47,757 --> 02:23:51,795
some Jews from the province of
Asia saw Paul at the temple.
2518
02:23:51,795 --> 02:23:54,626
They stirred up the whole
crowd and seized him shouting.
2519
02:23:54,626 --> 02:23:57,318
- Men of Israel, help us!
2520
02:23:59,113 --> 02:24:02,979
This is the man who
teaches all men everywhere
2521
02:24:02,979 --> 02:24:06,776
against our people and
our law and this place.
2522
02:24:08,329 --> 02:24:13,230
And besides, he has brought
Greeks into the temple area
2523
02:24:13,230 --> 02:24:15,750
and defiled this holy place.
2524
02:24:15,750 --> 02:24:16,993
[Paul groaning]
2525
02:24:16,993 --> 02:24:19,892
[suspenseful music]
2526
02:24:19,892 --> 02:24:21,860
- [Luke] They had
previously seen Trophimus,
2527
02:24:21,860 --> 02:24:23,758
the Ephesian, in the city
with Paul and assumed
2528
02:24:23,758 --> 02:24:25,933
that Paul had brought
him into the temple area.
2529
02:24:27,279 --> 02:24:28,694
The whole city was aroused,
2530
02:24:28,694 --> 02:24:31,110
and the people came running
from all directions.
2531
02:24:31,110 --> 02:24:32,629
[people cheering]
Seizing Paul,
2532
02:24:32,629 --> 02:24:34,113
they dragged him
from the temple,
2533
02:24:34,113 --> 02:24:36,633
and immediately the
gates were shut.
2534
02:24:36,633 --> 02:24:38,359
While they were trying
to kill him, news reached
2535
02:24:38,359 --> 02:24:39,912
the commander of the
Roman troops that
2536
02:24:39,912 --> 02:24:42,225
the whole city of
Jerusalem was in an uproar.
2537
02:24:43,398 --> 02:24:45,159
He at once took some
officers and soldiers
2538
02:24:45,159 --> 02:24:46,470
and ran down to the crowd.
2539
02:24:47,851 --> 02:24:49,439
When the rioters saw the
commander and his soldiers,
2540
02:24:49,439 --> 02:24:51,441
they stopped beating Paul.
2541
02:24:51,441 --> 02:24:52,994
The commander came
up and arrested him
2542
02:24:52,994 --> 02:24:55,825
and ordered him to be
bound with two chains.
2543
02:25:02,348 --> 02:25:05,386
Then he asked who he was
and what he had done.
2544
02:25:05,386 --> 02:25:08,700
Some in the crowd shouted
one thing and some another.
2545
02:25:08,700 --> 02:25:10,391
Since the commander
could not get
2546
02:25:10,391 --> 02:25:12,496
at the truth because
of the uproar,
2547
02:25:12,496 --> 02:25:14,878
he ordered that Paul be
taken into the barracks.
2548
02:25:17,294 --> 02:25:18,123
- [Soldier] Up!
2549
02:25:21,195 --> 02:25:24,094
[people muttering]
2550
02:25:27,857 --> 02:25:29,099
- [Luke] When Paul
reached the steps,
2551
02:25:29,099 --> 02:25:31,377
the violence of the
mob was so great
2552
02:25:31,377 --> 02:25:33,794
he had to be carried
by the soldiers.
2553
02:25:33,794 --> 02:25:36,658
The crowd that followed kept
shouting, "Away with him!"
2554
02:25:39,178 --> 02:25:41,491
As the soldiers were about to
take Paul into the barracks,
2555
02:25:41,491 --> 02:25:44,045
he asked the commander.
2556
02:25:44,045 --> 02:25:47,186
- [Paul] May I say
something to you?
2557
02:25:47,186 --> 02:25:48,912
- You speak Greek?
- He replied.
2558
02:25:51,639 --> 02:25:54,573
- Aren't you the Egyptian
who started a revolt
2559
02:25:54,573 --> 02:25:58,750
and led 4,000 terrorists out
into the desert sometime ago?
2560
02:25:58,750 --> 02:26:00,406
- [Luke] Paul answered.
2561
02:26:00,406 --> 02:26:03,789
- I am a Jew from
Tarsus in Cilicia,
2562
02:26:04,721 --> 02:26:06,723
a citizen of no ordinary city.
2563
02:26:08,138 --> 02:26:09,830
Please let me speak
to the people.
2564
02:26:13,626 --> 02:26:15,318
- [Luke] Having received
the commander's permission,
2565
02:26:15,318 --> 02:26:17,803
Paul stood on the steps
and motioned to the crowd.
2566
02:26:19,253 --> 02:26:21,565
When they were all silent,
he said to them in Aramaic.
2567
02:26:22,428 --> 02:26:26,018
- Brothers and fathers,
2568
02:26:27,709 --> 02:26:30,333
listen now to my defense.
2569
02:26:30,333 --> 02:26:32,335
- [Luke] When they heard him
speak to them in Aramaic,
2570
02:26:32,335 --> 02:26:34,302
they became very quiet.
2571
02:26:34,302 --> 02:26:35,752
Then Paul said.
2572
02:26:35,752 --> 02:26:40,757
- I am a Jew born
in Tarsus of Cilicia
2573
02:26:41,896 --> 02:26:43,933
but brought up in this city.
2574
02:26:46,728 --> 02:26:49,731
Under Gamaliel I was
thoroughly trained
2575
02:26:51,388 --> 02:26:55,254
in the law of our fathers,
and was just as zealous
2576
02:26:55,254 --> 02:26:57,947
for God as any of you are today.
2577
02:27:00,777 --> 02:27:05,402
I persecuted the followers
of this Way to their death,
2578
02:27:08,992 --> 02:27:13,617
arresting both men and women
and throwing them into prison,
2579
02:27:13,617 --> 02:27:17,173
as also the high priest and
all the council can testify.
2580
02:27:18,346 --> 02:27:20,590
I even obtained
letters from them
2581
02:27:20,590 --> 02:27:23,041
to their brothers in Damascus,
2582
02:27:23,041 --> 02:27:26,182
and went there to
bring these people
2583
02:27:26,182 --> 02:27:29,219
as prisoners to
Jerusalem to be punished.
2584
02:27:30,462 --> 02:27:34,673
About noon as I
came near Damascus,
2585
02:27:34,673 --> 02:27:36,330
[gentle music]
2586
02:27:36,330 --> 02:27:40,610
suddenly a bright light from
Heaven flashed around me.
2587
02:27:42,336 --> 02:27:46,305
I fell to the ground and
heard a voice say to me,
2588
02:27:46,305 --> 02:27:47,962
"Saul.
2589
02:27:47,962 --> 02:27:50,862
"Saul, why do you persecute me?"
2590
02:27:52,898 --> 02:27:55,142
"Who are you, Lord?" I asked.
2591
02:27:56,764 --> 02:27:59,698
"I am Jesus of Nazareth,
2592
02:27:59,698 --> 02:28:02,459
"whom you are
persecuting," he replied.
2593
02:28:05,048 --> 02:28:07,292
My companions saw the light,
2594
02:28:08,293 --> 02:28:09,777
but they did not understand
2595
02:28:09,777 --> 02:28:11,986
the voice of him who
was speaking to me.
2596
02:28:16,094 --> 02:28:19,373
"What shall I do,
Lord?" I asked.
2597
02:28:19,373 --> 02:28:21,030
"Get up," the Lord said,
2598
02:28:21,927 --> 02:28:24,067
"and go into Damascus.
2599
02:28:24,067 --> 02:28:26,311
"There you will be told all
2600
02:28:27,450 --> 02:28:29,072
"that you have been
assigned to do."
2601
02:28:30,832 --> 02:28:35,596
My companions led me by
the hand into Damascus,
2602
02:28:35,596 --> 02:28:39,220
because the brilliance of
the light had blinded me.
2603
02:28:42,085 --> 02:28:44,536
A man named Ananias
came to see me.
2604
02:28:45,675 --> 02:28:48,333
He was a devout
observer of the law
2605
02:28:48,333 --> 02:28:51,336
and highly respected by
all the Jews living there.
2606
02:28:53,510 --> 02:28:55,340
He stood beside me and said,
2607
02:28:56,893 --> 02:29:00,828
"Brother Saul,
receive your sight."
2608
02:29:02,864 --> 02:29:06,834
And at that very moment
I was able to see him.
2609
02:29:08,318 --> 02:29:09,147
Then he said,
2610
02:29:10,872 --> 02:29:15,877
"The God of our fathers has
chosen you to know his will
2611
02:29:18,156 --> 02:29:19,951
"and to see the Righteous One
2612
02:29:21,090 --> 02:29:23,644
"and to hear words
from his mouth.
2613
02:29:25,887 --> 02:29:29,995
"You will be his
witness to all men
2614
02:29:29,995 --> 02:29:31,963
"of what you have
seen and heard.
2615
02:29:33,965 --> 02:29:36,105
"And now what are
you waiting for?
2616
02:29:36,105 --> 02:29:39,971
"Get up [chuckling] be baptized
2617
02:29:39,971 --> 02:29:42,318
"and wash your sins away,
calling on his name."
2618
02:29:45,977 --> 02:29:47,771
When I returned to Jerusalem
2619
02:29:47,771 --> 02:29:49,808
and was praying at the temple,
2620
02:29:49,808 --> 02:29:53,329
I fell into a trance and
saw the Lord speaking.
2621
02:29:54,502 --> 02:29:56,332
"Quick!" he said to me.
2622
02:29:56,332 --> 02:29:58,265
"Leave Jerusalem immediately,
2623
02:29:58,265 --> 02:30:01,613
"because they will not accept
your testimony about me."
2624
02:30:03,477 --> 02:30:06,480
"Lord," I replied,
"these men know
2625
02:30:06,480 --> 02:30:09,759
"that I went from one
synagogue to another
2626
02:30:09,759 --> 02:30:12,900
"to imprison and beat
those who believe in you.
2627
02:30:14,281 --> 02:30:16,973
"And when the blood of your
martyr Stephen was shed,
2628
02:30:16,973 --> 02:30:19,527
"I stood there
giving my approval
2629
02:30:19,527 --> 02:30:22,944
"and guarding the clothes of
those who were killing him."
2630
02:30:25,050 --> 02:30:26,327
Then the Lord said to me,
2631
02:30:28,053 --> 02:30:33,058
"Go, I will send you far
away to the gentiles."
2632
02:30:34,542 --> 02:30:36,268
- [Luke] The crowd listened
to Paul until he said this.
2633
02:30:36,268 --> 02:30:38,753
Then they raised their
voices and shouted.
2634
02:30:38,753 --> 02:30:40,065
- Rid the Earth of him!
2635
02:30:40,065 --> 02:30:42,343
He is not fit to live!
2636
02:30:42,343 --> 02:30:44,587
- [Luke] As they were shouting
and throwing off their cloaks
2637
02:30:44,587 --> 02:30:47,038
and flinging dust into the air,
2638
02:30:47,038 --> 02:30:50,317
the commander ordered Paul to
be taken into the barracks.
2639
02:30:50,317 --> 02:30:52,733
He directed that he be flogged
and questioned in order
2640
02:30:52,733 --> 02:30:55,598
to find out why the people
were shouting at him like this.
2641
02:31:05,953 --> 02:31:07,886
As they stretched
him out to flog him,
2642
02:31:07,886 --> 02:31:10,268
Paul said to the
centurion standing there.
2643
02:31:10,268 --> 02:31:12,925
- Is it legal for you
to flog a Roman citizen
2644
02:31:12,925 --> 02:31:14,755
who hasn't even
been found guilty?
2645
02:31:16,067 --> 02:31:17,827
- [Luke] When the
centurion heard this,
2646
02:31:17,827 --> 02:31:19,898
he went to the commander
and reported it.
2647
02:31:24,420 --> 02:31:25,662
- What are you going to do?
2648
02:31:25,662 --> 02:31:27,630
- He asked.
- This man is a Roman citizen.
2649
02:31:29,010 --> 02:31:31,392
- [Luke] The commander
went to Paul and asked.
2650
02:31:31,392 --> 02:31:35,224
- Tell me, are you
a Roman citizen?
2651
02:31:38,813 --> 02:31:40,850
- Yes, I am.
- He answered.
2652
02:31:40,850 --> 02:31:42,058
Then the commander said.
2653
02:31:43,404 --> 02:31:46,097
- I had to pay a big
price for my citizenship.
2654
02:31:46,097 --> 02:31:47,650
- But I was born a citizen.
2655
02:31:47,650 --> 02:31:49,238
- [Luke] Paul replied.
2656
02:31:49,238 --> 02:31:51,826
[gentle music]
2657
02:31:53,725 --> 02:31:57,004
Those who were about to question
him withdrew immediately.
2658
02:31:57,004 --> 02:31:58,557
The commander
himself was alarmed
2659
02:31:58,557 --> 02:32:00,214
when he realized
that he had put Paul,
2660
02:32:00,214 --> 02:32:01,974
a Roman citizen, in chains.
2661
02:32:13,227 --> 02:32:15,195
The next day since the
commander wanted to find out
2662
02:32:15,195 --> 02:32:18,301
exactly why Paul was
being accused by the Jews,
2663
02:32:18,301 --> 02:32:20,407
he released him and
ordered the chief priests
2664
02:32:20,407 --> 02:32:22,961
and all the Sanhedrin
to assemble.
2665
02:32:22,961 --> 02:32:25,998
Then he brought Paul and
had him stand before them.
2666
02:32:25,998 --> 02:32:28,794
Paul looked straight at
the Sanhedrin and said.
2667
02:32:28,794 --> 02:32:32,522
- My brothers, I have
fulfilled my duty to God
2668
02:32:32,522 --> 02:32:34,869
in all good conscience
to this day.
2669
02:32:34,869 --> 02:32:36,940
- [Luke] At this the high
priest Ananias ordered
2670
02:32:36,940 --> 02:32:39,840
those standing near Paul
to strike him on the mouth.
2671
02:32:39,840 --> 02:32:41,807
[suspenseful music]
2672
02:32:41,807 --> 02:32:43,361
Then Paul said to him.
2673
02:32:43,361 --> 02:32:45,949
- God will strike you,
you whitewashed wall!
2674
02:32:47,641 --> 02:32:49,643
You sit there to judge
me according to the law,
2675
02:32:49,643 --> 02:32:51,714
yet you yourself violate
the law by commanding
2676
02:32:51,714 --> 02:32:52,991
that I be struck!
2677
02:32:52,991 --> 02:32:54,889
- [Luke] Those who were
standing near Paul said.
2678
02:32:54,889 --> 02:32:57,547
- You dare to insult
God's high priest!
2679
02:32:58,652 --> 02:33:00,826
- Paul replied.
- Brothers.
2680
02:33:02,690 --> 02:33:05,003
I did not realize that
he was the high priest.
2681
02:33:06,384 --> 02:33:07,281
For it is written:
2682
02:33:08,731 --> 02:33:10,871
Do not speak evil about
the ruler of your people.
2683
02:33:10,871 --> 02:33:13,529
- [Luke] Then Paul, knowing
that some of them were Sadducees
2684
02:33:13,529 --> 02:33:17,222
and the others Pharisees,
called out in the Sanhedrin.
2685
02:33:17,222 --> 02:33:20,018
- My brothers, I am a Pharisee,
2686
02:33:21,295 --> 02:33:22,503
the son of a Pharisees.
2687
02:33:23,677 --> 02:33:25,886
I stand on trial
because of my hope
2688
02:33:25,886 --> 02:33:27,922
in the resurrection of the dead!
2689
02:33:27,922 --> 02:33:30,304
- [Luke] When he said
this, a dispute broke out
2690
02:33:30,304 --> 02:33:32,755
between the Pharisees
and the Sadducees,
2691
02:33:32,755 --> 02:33:35,620
and the assembly was divided.
[councilmen arguing]
2692
02:33:35,620 --> 02:33:38,209
The Sadducees say that
there is no resurrection,
2693
02:33:38,209 --> 02:33:40,694
and that there are neither
angels nor spirits,
2694
02:33:40,694 --> 02:33:43,421
but the Pharisees
acknowledge them all.
2695
02:33:43,421 --> 02:33:46,665
There was a great uproar and
some of the teachers of the law
2696
02:33:46,665 --> 02:33:49,530
who were Pharisees stood
up and argued vigorously.
2697
02:33:50,704 --> 02:33:52,671
- We find nothing
wrong with this man.
2698
02:33:52,671 --> 02:33:54,363
- They said.
- What if a spirit
2699
02:33:55,226 --> 02:33:56,951
or an angel has spoken to him.
2700
02:33:59,057 --> 02:34:00,990
- [Luke] The dispute became
so violent that the commander
2701
02:34:00,990 --> 02:34:04,131
was afraid Paul would be
torn to pieces by them.
2702
02:34:04,131 --> 02:34:06,237
He ordered the troops to
go down and take him away
2703
02:34:06,237 --> 02:34:08,756
from them by force and
bring him into the barracks.
2704
02:34:08,756 --> 02:34:11,690
[suspenseful music]
2705
02:34:11,690 --> 02:34:14,797
[councilmen yelling]
2706
02:34:26,843 --> 02:34:30,157
The following night the Lord
stood near Paul and said.
2707
02:34:30,157 --> 02:34:30,985
- Take courage.
2708
02:34:32,193 --> 02:34:34,368
As you have testified
about me in Jerusalem,
2709
02:34:34,368 --> 02:34:36,577
so you must also
testify in Rome.
2710
02:34:40,547 --> 02:34:42,687
- The next morning the
Jews formed a conspiracy
2711
02:34:42,687 --> 02:34:44,758
and bound themselves
with an oath not to
2712
02:34:44,758 --> 02:34:47,381
eat or drink until
they had killed Paul.
2713
02:34:47,381 --> 02:34:49,590
More than 40 men were
involved in this plot.
2714
02:34:50,971 --> 02:34:53,836
They went to the chief
priests and elders and said,
2715
02:34:53,836 --> 02:34:55,596
"We have taken a solemn oath
2716
02:34:57,115 --> 02:35:00,221
"not to eat anything
until we have killed Paul.
2717
02:35:01,499 --> 02:35:05,434
"Now then, you and the
Sanhedrin petition the commander
2718
02:35:05,434 --> 02:35:07,367
"to bring him before you
on the pretext of wanting
2719
02:35:07,367 --> 02:35:10,231
"more accurate information
about his case.
2720
02:35:10,231 --> 02:35:12,544
"We are ready to kill
him before he gets here."
2721
02:35:15,409 --> 02:35:18,826
But when the son of Paul's
sister heard of this plot,
2722
02:35:19,896 --> 02:35:21,622
he went into the
barracks and told Paul.
2723
02:35:21,622 --> 02:35:23,693
Then Paul called one of
the centurions and said,
2724
02:35:23,693 --> 02:35:24,901
"Take this young man
to the commander.
2725
02:35:24,901 --> 02:35:26,144
"He has something to tell him."
2726
02:35:26,144 --> 02:35:27,835
So he took him to the commander.
2727
02:35:27,835 --> 02:35:32,495
The centurion said, "Paul,
the prisoner sent for me
2728
02:35:32,495 --> 02:35:35,395
"and asked me to bring
this young man to you
2729
02:35:35,395 --> 02:35:37,362
"because he has
something to tell you."
2730
02:35:40,434 --> 02:35:43,886
The commander took the
young man by the hand,
2731
02:35:43,886 --> 02:35:46,337
drew him aside and asked,
2732
02:35:46,337 --> 02:35:48,822
"What is it you
want to tell me?"
2733
02:35:50,582 --> 02:35:51,411
He said.
2734
02:35:52,584 --> 02:35:54,931
- The Jews have agreed
to ask you to bring Paul
2735
02:35:54,931 --> 02:35:59,039
before the Sanhedrin
tomorrow on the pretext
2736
02:35:59,039 --> 02:36:01,317
of wanting more accurate
information about him.
2737
02:36:02,663 --> 02:36:04,355
Don't give in to them,
because more than
2738
02:36:04,355 --> 02:36:06,426
40 of them are waiting
in ambush for him.
2739
02:36:09,360 --> 02:36:11,051
They have taken
an oath not to eat
2740
02:36:11,051 --> 02:36:12,742
or drink until
they've killed him.
2741
02:36:13,985 --> 02:36:15,573
They are ready now waiting
2742
02:36:15,573 --> 02:36:17,678
for your consent
to their request.
2743
02:36:19,128 --> 02:36:21,993
- The commander dismissed the
young man and cautioned him.
2744
02:36:23,374 --> 02:36:26,791
"Don't tell anyone that
you've reported this to me."
2745
02:36:29,000 --> 02:36:31,589
Then he called two of his
centurions and ordered them,
2746
02:36:31,589 --> 02:36:36,110
"Get ready a detachment of
200 soldiers, 70 horsemen
2747
02:36:36,110 --> 02:36:40,011
"and 200 spearmen to go to
Caesarea at 9:00 tonight.
2748
02:36:41,909 --> 02:36:44,015
"Provide mounts for Paul
2749
02:36:44,015 --> 02:36:46,914
"so that he may be taken
safely to Governor Felix."
2750
02:36:49,917 --> 02:36:52,472
He wrote a letter as follows:
2751
02:36:52,472 --> 02:36:53,887
- [Lysias] Claudius Lysias:
2752
02:36:53,887 --> 02:36:56,061
To His Excellency,
Governor Felix: Greetings.
2753
02:36:56,924 --> 02:36:58,857
This man was seized by the Jews,
2754
02:36:58,857 --> 02:37:00,031
and they were about to kill him,
2755
02:37:00,031 --> 02:37:02,378
but I came with my
troops and rescued him,
2756
02:37:02,378 --> 02:37:05,070
for I had learned that
he is a Roman citizen.
2757
02:37:05,070 --> 02:37:07,314
I wanted to know why
they were accusing him,
2758
02:37:07,314 --> 02:37:09,523
so I brought him
to their Sanhedrin.
2759
02:37:09,523 --> 02:37:11,352
I found that the
accusation had to do
2760
02:37:11,352 --> 02:37:13,424
with questions about their law,
2761
02:37:13,424 --> 02:37:14,977
but there was no
charge against him
2762
02:37:14,977 --> 02:37:17,669
that deserved death
or imprisonment.
2763
02:37:17,669 --> 02:37:18,946
When I was informed of a plot
2764
02:37:18,946 --> 02:37:20,603
to be carried out
against the man,
2765
02:37:20,603 --> 02:37:22,260
I sent him to you at once.
2766
02:37:22,260 --> 02:37:24,676
I also ordered his
accusers to present
2767
02:37:24,676 --> 02:37:26,333
to you their case against him.
2768
02:37:28,093 --> 02:37:30,441
- [Luke] So the soldiers,
carrying out their orders,
2769
02:37:30,441 --> 02:37:32,132
took Paul with them
during the night
2770
02:37:32,132 --> 02:37:34,030
and brought him as
far as Antipatris.
2771
02:37:36,585 --> 02:37:38,828
The next day they let the
cavalry go on with him,
2772
02:37:38,828 --> 02:37:40,623
while they returned
to the barracks.
2773
02:37:49,563 --> 02:37:51,289
When the cavalry
arrived in Caesarea,
2774
02:37:51,289 --> 02:37:53,153
they delivered the
letter to the governor
2775
02:37:53,153 --> 02:37:54,534
and handed Paul over to him.
2776
02:37:55,431 --> 02:37:58,192
[dramatic music]
2777
02:37:59,331 --> 02:38:00,471
The governor read the letter
2778
02:38:00,471 --> 02:38:02,680
and asked what
province he was from.
2779
02:38:02,680 --> 02:38:05,821
Learning that he was
from Cilicia, he said.
2780
02:38:05,821 --> 02:38:08,617
- I will hear your case
when your accusers get here.
2781
02:38:08,617 --> 02:38:09,997
- [Luke] Then he ordered
that Paul be kept
2782
02:38:09,997 --> 02:38:11,999
under guard in Herod's palace.
2783
02:38:11,999 --> 02:38:14,726
[dramatic music]
2784
02:38:18,696 --> 02:38:20,905
Five days later the
high priest Ananias
2785
02:38:20,905 --> 02:38:23,079
went down to Caesarea
with some of the elders
2786
02:38:23,079 --> 02:38:25,185
and a lawyer named Tertullus,
2787
02:38:25,185 --> 02:38:26,358
and they brought their charges
2788
02:38:26,358 --> 02:38:27,843
against Paul before
the governor.
2789
02:38:31,847 --> 02:38:33,400
When Paul was called in,
2790
02:38:33,400 --> 02:38:36,610
Tertullus presented
his case before Felix.
2791
02:38:36,610 --> 02:38:40,407
- We have enjoyed a long
period of peace under you,
2792
02:38:40,407 --> 02:38:43,997
and your foresight has brought
about reforms in this nation.
2793
02:38:43,997 --> 02:38:48,519
Everywhere and in every
way, most excellent Felix,
2794
02:38:48,519 --> 02:38:52,453
we acknowledge this
with profound gratitude.
2795
02:38:52,453 --> 02:38:55,664
But in order not to
weary you further,
2796
02:38:55,664 --> 02:38:58,701
I would request that you be
kind enough to hear us briefly.
2797
02:39:01,704 --> 02:39:05,156
We have found this man
to be a troublemaker,
2798
02:39:06,537 --> 02:39:09,194
stirring up riots among the
Jews all over the world.
2799
02:39:10,437 --> 02:39:12,750
He is a ringleader
of the Nazarene sect
2800
02:39:14,199 --> 02:39:19,135
and even tried to desecrate
the temple, so we seized him.
2801
02:39:21,034 --> 02:39:22,760
By examining him yourself,
2802
02:39:22,760 --> 02:39:24,485
you will be able
to learn the truth
2803
02:39:24,485 --> 02:39:28,006
about all these charges we
are bringing against him.
2804
02:39:28,006 --> 02:39:29,974
- [Luke] The Jews joined
in the accusation,
2805
02:39:29,974 --> 02:39:31,872
asserting that these
things were true.
2806
02:39:33,736 --> 02:39:37,119
When the governor motioned for
him to speak, Paul replied.
2807
02:39:37,119 --> 02:39:39,328
- I know that for
a number of years
2808
02:39:39,328 --> 02:39:41,054
you have been a judge
over this nation,
2809
02:39:41,054 --> 02:39:42,676
so I gladly make my defense.
2810
02:39:44,229 --> 02:39:47,405
You can easily verify that
no more than 12 days ago
2811
02:39:47,405 --> 02:39:49,165
I went up to
Jerusalem to worship.
2812
02:39:50,373 --> 02:39:52,341
My accusers did not find me
2813
02:39:52,341 --> 02:39:54,101
arguing with anyone
at the temple,
2814
02:39:55,240 --> 02:39:57,001
or stirring up a crowd
in the synagogues
2815
02:39:57,001 --> 02:39:58,485
or anywhere else in the city.
2816
02:39:59,451 --> 02:40:02,454
And they cannot prove to you
2817
02:40:02,454 --> 02:40:04,664
the charges they are
now making against me.
2818
02:40:06,527 --> 02:40:10,601
However, I admit that I
worship the God of our fathers
2819
02:40:10,601 --> 02:40:13,017
as a follower of the Way,
which they call a sect.
2820
02:40:14,466 --> 02:40:19,023
I believe everything
that agrees with the law
2821
02:40:19,023 --> 02:40:20,818
and that is written
in the prophets,
2822
02:40:20,818 --> 02:40:23,614
and I have the same hope
in God as these men.
2823
02:40:24,753 --> 02:40:26,375
That there will
be a resurrection
2824
02:40:26,375 --> 02:40:28,273
of both the righteous
and the wicked.
2825
02:40:29,930 --> 02:40:33,451
So, I strive always to keep
2826
02:40:33,451 --> 02:40:36,350
my conscience clear
before God and man.
2827
02:40:38,939 --> 02:40:41,424
After an absence
of several years,
2828
02:40:41,424 --> 02:40:45,049
I came to Jerusalem to bring
my people gifts for the poor
2829
02:40:45,049 --> 02:40:46,326
and to present offerings.
2830
02:40:47,707 --> 02:40:50,295
I was ceremonially
clean when they found me
2831
02:40:50,295 --> 02:40:52,781
in the temple courts doing this.
2832
02:40:52,781 --> 02:40:54,575
There was no crowd with me,
2833
02:40:54,575 --> 02:40:58,545
nor was I involved
in any disturbance.
2834
02:40:59,995 --> 02:41:03,067
But there are some Jews
from the province of Asia,
2835
02:41:03,067 --> 02:41:05,103
who ought to be here before you
2836
02:41:05,103 --> 02:41:07,934
and bring charges if they
have anything against me.
2837
02:41:09,521 --> 02:41:13,767
Or these who are here
should state what crime
2838
02:41:13,767 --> 02:41:17,288
they found in me when I
stood before the Sanhedrin,
2839
02:41:19,014 --> 02:41:22,914
unless it was this
one thing I shouted
2840
02:41:22,914 --> 02:41:24,433
as I stood in their presence.
2841
02:41:26,366 --> 02:41:29,369
It is concerning the
resurrection of the dead
2842
02:41:29,369 --> 02:41:31,889
that I am on trial
before you today.
2843
02:41:33,787 --> 02:41:36,341
- [Luke] Then Felix, who was
well acquainted with the Way,
2844
02:41:36,341 --> 02:41:37,688
adjourned the proceedings.
2845
02:41:41,726 --> 02:41:44,142
- When Lysias the
commander comes.
2846
02:41:45,730 --> 02:41:46,800
- [Luke] He said.
2847
02:41:46,800 --> 02:41:48,146
- I will decide your case.
2848
02:41:51,253 --> 02:41:53,773
[gentle music]
2849
02:41:55,982 --> 02:41:58,398
[Luke chuckling softly]
2850
02:41:58,398 --> 02:42:01,056
- He ordered the centurion
to keep Paul under guard
2851
02:42:01,056 --> 02:42:02,782
but to give him some freedom
2852
02:42:02,782 --> 02:42:05,232
and permit his friends to
take care of his needs.
2853
02:42:07,096 --> 02:42:09,133
Several days later Felix came
2854
02:42:09,133 --> 02:42:11,583
with his wife Drusilla,
who was Jewess.
2855
02:42:12,723 --> 02:42:14,690
He sent for Paul
and listened to him
2856
02:42:14,690 --> 02:42:16,934
as he spoke about
faith in Christ Jesus.
2857
02:42:18,556 --> 02:42:20,592
As Paul discoursed
on righteousness,
2858
02:42:20,592 --> 02:42:22,594
self-control, and
the judgment to come,
2859
02:42:23,561 --> 02:42:25,494
Felix was afraid and said,
2860
02:42:25,494 --> 02:42:27,599
"That's enough for
now you may leave.
2861
02:42:28,946 --> 02:42:31,742
"When I find it convenient,
I will send for you."
2862
02:42:33,191 --> 02:42:34,503
At the same time he was hoping
2863
02:42:34,503 --> 02:42:36,263
that Paul would
offer him a bribe,
2864
02:42:37,575 --> 02:42:39,715
so he sent for him frequently
and talked with him.
2865
02:42:40,716 --> 02:42:42,373
When two years had passed,
2866
02:42:42,373 --> 02:42:45,376
Felix was succeeded
by Porcius Festus,
2867
02:42:45,376 --> 02:42:47,896
but because Felix wanted to
grant a favor to the Jews,
2868
02:42:47,896 --> 02:42:49,276
he left Paul in prison.
2869
02:42:52,935 --> 02:42:54,937
Three days after
arriving in the province,
2870
02:42:54,937 --> 02:42:57,940
Festus went up from
Caesarea to Jerusalem where
2871
02:42:57,940 --> 02:43:00,632
the chief priests and Jewish
leaders appeared before him
2872
02:43:00,632 --> 02:43:03,049
and presented the
charges against Paul.
2873
02:43:03,049 --> 02:43:05,154
[ominous music]
2874
02:43:05,154 --> 02:43:08,640
They urgently requested
Festus as a favor to them
2875
02:43:08,640 --> 02:43:10,781
to have Paul transferred
to Jerusalem.
2876
02:43:15,337 --> 02:43:18,340
For they were preparing
an ambush to kill
him along the way.
2877
02:43:20,135 --> 02:43:21,550
Festus answered.
2878
02:43:21,550 --> 02:43:23,863
- Paul is being
held at Caesarea,
2879
02:43:23,863 --> 02:43:25,726
and I myself am
going there soon.
2880
02:43:26,797 --> 02:43:28,488
Let some of your
leaders come with me,
2881
02:43:28,488 --> 02:43:30,801
and press charges
against the man there
2882
02:43:30,801 --> 02:43:32,285
if he's done anything wrong.
2883
02:43:34,805 --> 02:43:36,634
- [Luke] After spending
eight or 10 days with them,
2884
02:43:36,634 --> 02:43:38,532
he went down to Caesarea.
2885
02:43:38,532 --> 02:43:40,327
The next day he
convened the court
2886
02:43:40,327 --> 02:43:42,536
and ordered that Paul
be brought before him.
2887
02:43:44,435 --> 02:43:46,644
When Paul appeared, the
Jews who had come down
2888
02:43:46,644 --> 02:43:49,750
from Jerusalem stood around
him bringing many serious
2889
02:43:49,750 --> 02:43:52,201
charges against, which
they could not prove.
2890
02:43:55,204 --> 02:43:57,034
Then Paul made his defense.
2891
02:43:57,034 --> 02:43:59,830
- I have done nothing wrong
against the law of the Jews
2892
02:44:01,038 --> 02:44:03,419
or against the temple
or against Caesar.
2893
02:44:03,419 --> 02:44:04,938
[sighing heavily]
2894
02:44:04,938 --> 02:44:07,976
- [Luke] Festus wishing to do
the Jews a favor said to Paul.
2895
02:44:07,976 --> 02:44:09,943
- Are you willing to
go up to Jerusalem
2896
02:44:11,393 --> 02:44:14,396
and stand trial before me
there on these charges?
2897
02:44:14,396 --> 02:44:17,261
- Paul answered.
- I am now standing
2898
02:44:17,261 --> 02:44:20,781
before Caesar's court,
where I ought to be tried.
2899
02:44:20,781 --> 02:44:23,405
I have not done any
wrong to the Jews,
2900
02:44:23,405 --> 02:44:25,303
as you yourself know very well.
2901
02:44:26,718 --> 02:44:30,205
If, however, I am guilty of
doing anything deserving death,
2902
02:44:30,205 --> 02:44:31,827
I do not refuse to die.
2903
02:44:31,827 --> 02:44:35,141
But if the charges
brought against me
2904
02:44:35,141 --> 02:44:38,420
by these Jews are not true,
2905
02:44:38,420 --> 02:44:40,698
no one has the right to
hand me over to them.
2906
02:44:41,630 --> 02:44:42,665
I appeal to Caesar.
2907
02:44:46,566 --> 02:44:48,879
- [Luke] After Festus had
conferred with his council,
2908
02:44:48,879 --> 02:44:50,259
he declared.
2909
02:44:50,259 --> 02:44:53,918
- You have appealed to
Caesar, to Caesar you will go.
2910
02:44:58,785 --> 02:45:01,270
[lively music]
2911
02:45:10,935 --> 02:45:13,075
- [Luke] A few days later
King Agrippa and Bernice
2912
02:45:13,075 --> 02:45:15,940
arrived at Caesarea to pay
their respects to Festus.
2913
02:45:17,010 --> 02:45:18,529
Since they were spending
many days there,
2914
02:45:18,529 --> 02:45:21,532
Festus discussed Paul's
case with the king.
2915
02:45:21,532 --> 02:45:23,051
He said.
2916
02:45:23,051 --> 02:45:24,915
- There is a man here whom
Felix left as a prisoner.
2917
02:45:26,226 --> 02:45:29,160
When I went to Jerusalem,
the chief priests
2918
02:45:29,160 --> 02:45:31,922
and the elders of the Jews
brought charges against him
2919
02:45:31,922 --> 02:45:33,509
and asked that he be condemned.
2920
02:45:34,717 --> 02:45:37,928
I told them that it is
not the Roman custom
2921
02:45:37,928 --> 02:45:41,552
to hand over any man before
he has faced his accusers
2922
02:45:41,552 --> 02:45:43,623
and has had an opportunity
to defend themselves
2923
02:45:43,623 --> 02:45:44,727
against their charges.
2924
02:45:46,143 --> 02:45:49,801
When they came here with me,
I did not delay the case,
2925
02:45:49,801 --> 02:45:52,183
but convened the
court the next day
2926
02:45:52,183 --> 02:45:54,013
and ordered the man
to be brought in.
2927
02:45:55,462 --> 02:45:59,535
When his accusers got up to
speak, they did not charge him
2928
02:45:59,535 --> 02:46:01,261
with any of the
crimes I'd expected.
2929
02:46:02,780 --> 02:46:04,713
Instead, they had
some points of dispute
2930
02:46:04,713 --> 02:46:07,026
with him about
their own religion
2931
02:46:07,026 --> 02:46:09,890
and about a dead
man named Jesus,
2932
02:46:09,890 --> 02:46:11,547
whom Paul claimed was alive.
2933
02:46:14,516 --> 02:46:17,105
I was at a loss how to
investigate such matters,
2934
02:46:18,520 --> 02:46:20,418
so I asked if he'd be
willing to go to Jerusalem
2935
02:46:20,418 --> 02:46:22,420
and stand trial there
on these charges.
2936
02:46:23,594 --> 02:46:26,562
When Paul made his
appeal to be held over
2937
02:46:26,562 --> 02:46:27,908
for the Emperor's decision,
2938
02:46:29,358 --> 02:46:31,705
I ordered him held until I
could send him to Caesar.
2939
02:46:35,606 --> 02:46:37,539
- [Luke] Then Agrippa
said to Festus.
2940
02:46:37,539 --> 02:46:41,163
- I would like to
hear this man myself.
2941
02:46:41,163 --> 02:46:42,095
- [Luke] He replied.
2942
02:46:42,095 --> 02:46:44,063
- Tomorrow you will hear him.
2943
02:46:45,340 --> 02:46:47,963
[lively music]
2944
02:46:56,040 --> 02:46:57,766
- [Luke] The next day
Agrippa and Bernice
2945
02:46:57,766 --> 02:47:00,458
came with great pomp and
entered the audience room
2946
02:47:00,458 --> 02:47:02,046
with the high-ranking officers
2947
02:47:02,046 --> 02:47:04,428
and the leading men of the city.
2948
02:47:04,428 --> 02:47:07,086
At the command of Festus,
Paul was brought in.
2949
02:47:13,920 --> 02:47:15,922
Festus said.
- King Agrippa,
2950
02:47:17,337 --> 02:47:20,927
and all who are present
with us, you see this man.
2951
02:47:20,927 --> 02:47:23,516
The whole Jewish community
has petitioned me
2952
02:47:23,516 --> 02:47:27,140
about him in Jerusalem
and here in Caesarea,
2953
02:47:28,314 --> 02:47:30,350
shouting that he ought
not to live any longer.
2954
02:47:31,696 --> 02:47:33,836
I found he had done
nothing deserving of death,
2955
02:47:35,562 --> 02:47:38,358
but because he made his
appeal to the Emperor,
2956
02:47:38,358 --> 02:47:40,705
I decided to send him to Rome.
2957
02:47:40,705 --> 02:47:42,086
But I have nothing definite
2958
02:47:42,086 --> 02:47:43,812
to write to His
Majesty about him.
2959
02:47:45,193 --> 02:47:47,505
Therefore, I have brought
him before all of you,
2960
02:47:47,505 --> 02:47:49,887
and especially before
you, King Agrippa,
2961
02:47:51,061 --> 02:47:53,270
so that as a result
of this investigation,
2962
02:47:53,270 --> 02:47:55,134
I may have something to write.
2963
02:47:55,134 --> 02:47:58,516
For I think it is unreasonable
to send on a prisoner
2964
02:47:58,516 --> 02:48:00,725
without specifying the
charges against him.
2965
02:48:04,522 --> 02:48:06,662
- [Luke] The Agrippa
said to Paul.
2966
02:48:06,662 --> 02:48:10,010
- You have permission
to speak for yourself.
2967
02:48:13,255 --> 02:48:14,843
- [Luke] So Paul
motioned with his hand
2968
02:48:14,843 --> 02:48:16,293
and began his defense.
2969
02:48:16,293 --> 02:48:19,537
- King Agrippa, I
consider myself fortunate
2970
02:48:19,537 --> 02:48:22,368
to stand before you today
as I make my defense
2971
02:48:22,368 --> 02:48:25,474
against all the
accusations of the Jews,
2972
02:48:25,474 --> 02:48:28,167
and especially so because
you are well acquainted
2973
02:48:28,167 --> 02:48:31,584
with all the Jewish
customs and controversies.
2974
02:48:31,584 --> 02:48:35,070
Therefore, I beg you to
listen to me patiently.
2975
02:48:37,866 --> 02:48:40,282
The Jews all know
the way I have lived
2976
02:48:40,282 --> 02:48:42,042
ever since I was a child,
2977
02:48:42,042 --> 02:48:44,838
from the beginning of my
life in my own country,
2978
02:48:44,838 --> 02:48:46,702
and also in Jerusalem.
2979
02:48:46,702 --> 02:48:49,498
They have known
me for a long time
2980
02:48:49,498 --> 02:48:51,845
and can testify, if
they are willing,
2981
02:48:51,845 --> 02:48:55,055
that I according to the
strictest sect of our religion,
2982
02:48:55,918 --> 02:48:57,127
I lived as a Pharisee.
2983
02:48:58,680 --> 02:49:01,786
And now it is because of my hope
2984
02:49:01,786 --> 02:49:04,444
in what God has
promised our fathers
2985
02:49:04,444 --> 02:49:05,687
that I am on trial today.
2986
02:49:08,068 --> 02:49:11,486
This is the promise
our 12 tribes
2987
02:49:12,659 --> 02:49:15,110
are hoping to see fulfilled
2988
02:49:15,110 --> 02:49:17,216
as they earnestly serve
God day and night.
2989
02:49:18,320 --> 02:49:21,185
O' King, it is
because of this hope
2990
02:49:22,497 --> 02:49:24,015
that the Jews are accusing me.
2991
02:49:26,777 --> 02:49:28,468
Why should any of
you consider it
2992
02:49:28,468 --> 02:49:30,470
incredible that God
raises the dead?
2993
02:49:32,472 --> 02:49:34,371
I too was convinced
2994
02:49:34,371 --> 02:49:36,890
that I ought to do
all that was possible
2995
02:49:36,890 --> 02:49:38,927
to oppose the name
of Jesus of Nazareth.
2996
02:49:38,927 --> 02:49:41,550
And that is just what
I did in Jerusalem.
2997
02:49:41,550 --> 02:49:44,243
On the authority of
the chief priests
2998
02:49:44,243 --> 02:49:46,037
I put many of the
saints in prison,
2999
02:49:47,522 --> 02:49:49,144
and when they were put to death,
3000
02:49:51,560 --> 02:49:56,186
I cast my vote against them.
3001
02:49:56,186 --> 02:49:59,948
Many a time I went from
one synagogue to another
3002
02:50:01,398 --> 02:50:03,123
to have them punished,
3003
02:50:03,123 --> 02:50:05,056
and I tried to force
them to blaspheme.
3004
02:50:07,197 --> 02:50:08,750
In my obsession against them,
3005
02:50:08,750 --> 02:50:12,961
I even went to foreign
cities to persecute them.
3006
02:50:14,480 --> 02:50:19,174
On one of these journeys
I was going to Damascus
3007
02:50:19,174 --> 02:50:23,351
with the authority and
commission of the chief priests.
3008
02:50:24,800 --> 02:50:26,768
About noon, O' King,
[gentle music]
3009
02:50:26,768 --> 02:50:30,220
as I was on the road, I
saw a light from Heaven,
3010
02:50:31,669 --> 02:50:36,226
brighter than the sun, blazing
around me and my companions.
3011
02:50:37,123 --> 02:50:38,297
We all fell to the ground,
3012
02:50:38,297 --> 02:50:40,575
and I heard a voice
saying to me in Aramaic,
3013
02:50:40,575 --> 02:50:44,475
"Saul, Saul, why do
you persecute me?
3014
02:50:45,683 --> 02:50:47,961
"It is hard for you to
kick against the goads."
3015
02:50:49,308 --> 02:50:50,999
Then I asked, "Who
are you, Lord?"
3016
02:50:52,380 --> 02:50:56,073
"I am Jesus, whom you are
persecuting," the Lord replied.
3017
02:50:57,247 --> 02:51:00,457
"Now get up and
stand on your feet.
3018
02:51:01,906 --> 02:51:04,875
"I have appeared to you to
appoint you as a servant
3019
02:51:04,875 --> 02:51:08,948
"and as a witness of
what you have seen of me
3020
02:51:08,948 --> 02:51:10,260
"and what I will show you.
3021
02:51:11,675 --> 02:51:14,264
"I will rescue you
from your own people
3022
02:51:14,264 --> 02:51:15,403
"and from the gentiles.
3023
02:51:16,680 --> 02:51:19,752
"I am sending you to
them to open their eyes
3024
02:51:19,752 --> 02:51:22,789
"and turn them from
darkness to light,
3025
02:51:23,928 --> 02:51:25,689
"and from the power
of Satan to God,
3026
02:51:27,069 --> 02:51:30,487
"so that they may receive
forgiveness of sins
3027
02:51:30,487 --> 02:51:35,112
"and a place among those who
are sanctified by faith in me."
3028
02:51:37,183 --> 02:51:39,841
So then, King Agrippa,
3029
02:51:39,841 --> 02:51:42,257
I was not disobedient to
the vision from Heaven.
3030
02:51:43,327 --> 02:51:44,984
First, to those in Damascus,
3031
02:51:44,984 --> 02:51:47,952
then to those in Jerusalem
and in all Judea,
3032
02:51:47,952 --> 02:51:52,094
and to the gentiles also I
preached that they should repent
3033
02:51:52,094 --> 02:51:55,408
and turn to God and prove their
repentance by their deeds.
3034
02:51:57,548 --> 02:52:01,241
That is why the Jews seized
me in the temple courts
3035
02:52:01,241 --> 02:52:03,382
and tried to kill me.
3036
02:52:03,382 --> 02:52:07,558
But I have had God's
help me to this very day,
3037
02:52:08,939 --> 02:52:13,150
and so I stand here and testify
to small and great alike.
3038
02:52:15,601 --> 02:52:18,051
I am saying nothing
beyond what the prophets
3039
02:52:18,051 --> 02:52:21,745
and Moses said would happen,
that the Christ would suffer
3040
02:52:21,745 --> 02:52:24,644
and as the first to
rise from the dead,
3041
02:52:24,644 --> 02:52:28,752
would proclaim light to his
own people and to the gentiles.
3042
02:52:28,752 --> 02:52:31,410
- [Luke] At this point Festus
interrupted Paul's defense.
3043
02:52:31,410 --> 02:52:33,239
- You're out of your mind, Paul!
3044
02:52:33,239 --> 02:52:34,482
- [Luke] He shouted.
3045
02:52:34,482 --> 02:52:36,760
- Your great learning
is driving you insane.
3046
02:52:36,760 --> 02:52:41,454
- [chuckling] I am not
insane, most excellent Festus.
3047
02:52:41,454 --> 02:52:43,387
- [Luke] Paul replied.
3048
02:52:43,387 --> 02:52:47,011
- What I am saying is
true and reasonable.
3049
02:52:47,011 --> 02:52:49,151
The king is familiar
with these things,
3050
02:52:49,151 --> 02:52:50,636
and I can speak freely to him.
3051
02:52:52,327 --> 02:52:56,849
I am convinced that none of
this has escaped his notice,
3052
02:52:56,849 --> 02:52:58,609
because it was not
done in a corner.
3053
02:53:01,198 --> 02:53:01,992
King Agrippa,
3054
02:53:03,511 --> 02:53:04,926
do you believe the prophets?
3055
02:53:07,100 --> 02:53:08,654
I know you do.
3056
02:53:08,654 --> 02:53:10,380
- [Luke] Then
Agrippa said to Paul.
3057
02:53:11,588 --> 02:53:13,969
- Do you think that
in such a short time
3058
02:53:15,177 --> 02:53:17,870
you can persuade me
to be a Christian?
3059
02:53:17,870 --> 02:53:19,285
- [Luke] Paul replied.
3060
02:53:19,285 --> 02:53:20,873
- Short time or long,
3061
02:53:22,426 --> 02:53:24,290
I pray God that not only you
3062
02:53:25,498 --> 02:53:27,983
but all who are
listening to me today
3063
02:53:29,226 --> 02:53:30,296
may become what I am,
3064
02:53:34,404 --> 02:53:35,715
except for these chains.
3065
02:53:37,165 --> 02:53:39,512
- [Luke] The king rose,
and with him the governor
3066
02:53:39,512 --> 02:53:41,514
and Bernice and those
sitting with them.
3067
02:53:42,653 --> 02:53:43,620
They left the room.
3068
02:53:46,830 --> 02:53:49,142
And while talking with
one another, they said.
3069
02:53:49,142 --> 02:53:50,454
- This man is not doing anything
3070
02:53:50,454 --> 02:53:52,111
that deserves death
or imprisonment.
3071
02:53:52,111 --> 02:53:53,353
- [Luke] Agrippa said to Festus.
3072
02:53:53,353 --> 02:53:55,425
- This man could
have been set free
3073
02:53:55,425 --> 02:53:57,047
if he had not
appealed to Caesar.
3074
02:53:59,049 --> 02:54:01,603
- When it was decided that
we would sail for Italy,
3075
02:54:01,603 --> 02:54:03,916
Paul and some other
prisoners were handed over
3076
02:54:03,916 --> 02:54:06,470
to a centurion named Julius,
3077
02:54:06,470 --> 02:54:08,403
who belonged to the
Imperial Regiment.
3078
02:54:09,784 --> 02:54:12,925
We boarded a ship from
Adramyttium about to sail
3079
02:54:12,925 --> 02:54:16,376
for ports along the coast
of the province of Asia,
3080
02:54:16,376 --> 02:54:17,447
and we put out to sea.
3081
02:54:18,862 --> 02:54:23,798
Aristarchus, a Macedonian from
Thessalonica, was with us.
3082
02:54:24,661 --> 02:54:25,834
The next day we landed at Sidon,
3083
02:54:27,215 --> 02:54:29,735
and Julius, in kindness to Paul,
3084
02:54:30,908 --> 02:54:32,047
allowed him to go
to his friends,
3085
02:54:32,047 --> 02:54:33,773
so they might provide
for his needs.
3086
02:54:37,708 --> 02:54:41,056
From there we put
out to sea again
3087
02:54:42,161 --> 02:54:44,853
and passed to the lee of Cyprus
3088
02:54:44,853 --> 02:54:47,166
because the winds
were against us.
3089
02:54:47,166 --> 02:54:48,926
When we had sailed
across the open sea
3090
02:54:48,926 --> 02:54:51,204
off the coast of
Cilicia and Pamphylia,
3091
02:54:51,204 --> 02:54:54,276
we landed at Myra in Lycia.
3092
02:54:54,276 --> 02:54:56,865
There the centurion
found an Alexandrian
3093
02:54:56,865 --> 02:54:59,005
ship sailing for Italy
and put us on board.
3094
02:55:00,179 --> 02:55:02,388
We made slow headway
for many days
3095
02:55:02,388 --> 02:55:05,874
and had difficulty
arriving off Cnidus.
3096
02:55:07,980 --> 02:55:09,878
When the wind did not allow
us to hold our course,
3097
02:55:09,878 --> 02:55:12,778
we sailed to the lee of
Crete, opposite Salmone.
3098
02:55:13,917 --> 02:55:16,402
We moved along the
coast with difficulty
3099
02:55:16,402 --> 02:55:20,095
and came to a place
called Fair Havens,
3100
02:55:20,095 --> 02:55:21,890
near the town of Lasea.
3101
02:55:21,890 --> 02:55:23,823
[gentle music]
Much time had been lost,
3102
02:55:23,823 --> 02:55:25,894
and sailing had already
become dangerous
3103
02:55:25,894 --> 02:55:28,552
because by now it
was after the fast.
3104
02:55:28,552 --> 02:55:30,140
So Paul warned them.
3105
02:55:30,140 --> 02:55:34,075
- Men, I can see that our
voyage is going to be disastrous
3106
02:55:35,248 --> 02:55:37,941
and bring great loss
to ship and cargo,
3107
02:55:37,941 --> 02:55:39,563
and to our own lives also.
3108
02:55:40,633 --> 02:55:41,876
- [Luke] But the centurion,
3109
02:55:41,876 --> 02:55:44,085
instead of listening
to what Paul said,
3110
02:55:44,085 --> 02:55:45,811
followed the advice of the pilot
3111
02:55:45,811 --> 02:55:47,295
and of the owner of the ship.
3112
02:55:49,021 --> 02:55:51,506
Since the harbor was
unsuitable to winter in,
3113
02:55:51,506 --> 02:55:54,336
the majority decided
that we should sail on,
3114
02:55:54,336 --> 02:55:56,407
hoping to reach Phoenix
and winter there.
3115
02:55:57,512 --> 02:55:59,031
This was a harbor in Crete,
3116
02:55:59,031 --> 02:56:01,274
facing both southwest
and northwest.
3117
02:56:02,897 --> 02:56:05,244
When a gentle south
wind began to blow,
3118
02:56:05,244 --> 02:56:07,729
they thought they'd
obtained what they wanted,
3119
02:56:07,729 --> 02:56:11,112
so they weighed anchor and
sailed along the shore of Crete.
3120
02:56:11,112 --> 02:56:13,183
[ominous music]
3121
02:56:13,183 --> 02:56:15,944
Before very long, a
wind of hurricane force,
3122
02:56:15,944 --> 02:56:18,637
called the Northeaster,
swept down from the island.
3123
02:56:18,637 --> 02:56:20,604
The ship was caught by the storm
3124
02:56:20,604 --> 02:56:22,261
and could not head
into the wind,
3125
02:56:22,261 --> 02:56:25,264
so we gave way to it
and were driven along.
3126
02:56:25,264 --> 02:56:28,094
As we passed to the lee of
a small island called Cauda,
3127
02:56:28,094 --> 02:56:31,442
we were hardly able to
make the lifeboat secure,
3128
02:56:31,442 --> 02:56:33,341
so the men had
hoisted it aboard.
3129
02:56:33,341 --> 02:56:34,584
Then they passed ropes under
3130
02:56:34,584 --> 02:56:37,103
the ship itself to
hold it together.
3131
02:56:37,103 --> 02:56:38,588
Fearing that they
would run aground
3132
02:56:38,588 --> 02:56:41,349
on the sandbars of Syrtis,
they lowered the sea anchor
3133
02:56:41,349 --> 02:56:43,385
and let the ship
be driven along.
3134
02:56:43,385 --> 02:56:44,835
We took such a violent battering
3135
02:56:44,835 --> 02:56:46,734
from the storm that the next day
3136
02:56:46,734 --> 02:56:48,736
they began to throw
the cargo overboard.
3137
02:56:49,875 --> 02:56:51,152
On the third day,
they threw the ship's
3138
02:56:51,152 --> 02:56:54,017
tackle overboard
with their own hands.
3139
02:56:54,017 --> 02:56:57,123
[suspenseful music]
3140
02:56:59,229 --> 02:57:02,025
When neither sun nor stars
appeared for many days
3141
02:57:02,025 --> 02:57:04,130
and the storm continued raging,
3142
02:57:04,130 --> 02:57:06,581
we finally gave up all
hope of being saved.
3143
02:57:08,376 --> 02:57:11,517
After the men had gone a
long time without food,
3144
02:57:11,517 --> 02:57:13,864
Paul stood up before
them and said.
3145
02:57:13,864 --> 02:57:16,626
- Men, you should
have taken my advice
3146
02:57:16,626 --> 02:57:17,937
not to sail from Crete.
3147
02:57:19,318 --> 02:57:22,355
Then you would have spared
yourselves this damage and loss.
3148
02:57:24,495 --> 02:57:28,396
But now I urge you to
keep up your courage,
3149
02:57:29,604 --> 02:57:31,433
because not one of
you will be lost.
3150
02:57:32,745 --> 02:57:34,367
Only the ship will be destroyed.
3151
02:57:35,886 --> 02:57:40,891
Last night an angel of the God,
who's I am and whom I serve,
3152
02:57:42,341 --> 02:57:46,448
stood beside me and said,
"Do not be afraid, Paul.
3153
02:57:47,587 --> 02:57:49,210
"You must stand
trial before Caesar,
3154
02:57:51,212 --> 02:57:53,110
"and God has
graciously given you
3155
02:57:53,110 --> 02:57:55,665
"the lives of all
who sail with you."
3156
02:57:56,666 --> 02:57:59,323
So, keep up your courage, men.
3157
02:58:00,393 --> 02:58:02,637
For I have faith in God
3158
02:58:02,637 --> 02:58:04,915
that it will happen
just as he told me.
3159
02:58:06,641 --> 02:58:09,886
Nevertheless, we must run
aground on some island.
3160
02:58:11,197 --> 02:58:12,716
[waves crashing]
3161
02:58:12,716 --> 02:58:14,684
[suspenseful music]
3162
02:58:14,684 --> 02:58:16,202
- [Luke] On the 14th night,
3163
02:58:16,202 --> 02:58:19,792
we were still being driven
across the Adriatic Sea
3164
02:58:19,792 --> 02:58:21,414
when about midnight the sailors
3165
02:58:21,414 --> 02:58:24,176
sensed they were
approaching land.
3166
02:58:24,176 --> 02:58:25,384
They took soundings
and found that
3167
02:58:25,384 --> 02:58:28,698
the water was a 120 feet deep.
3168
02:58:28,698 --> 02:58:30,354
A short time later they
took soundings again
3169
02:58:30,354 --> 02:58:31,839
and found it was 90 feet deep.
3170
02:58:33,392 --> 02:58:35,670
Fearing that we will be
dashed against the rocks,
3171
02:58:35,670 --> 02:58:37,879
they dropped four
anchors from the stern
3172
02:58:37,879 --> 02:58:39,087
and prayed for daylight.
3173
02:58:41,469 --> 02:58:43,402
In an attempt to
escape from the ship,
3174
02:58:43,402 --> 02:58:45,956
the sailors let the
lifeboat down into the sea,
3175
02:58:45,956 --> 02:58:47,302
pretending they
were going to lower
3176
02:58:47,302 --> 02:58:48,614
some anchors from the bow.
3177
02:58:49,960 --> 02:58:52,549
Then Paul said to the
centurion and the soldiers.
3178
02:58:52,549 --> 02:58:55,655
- Unless these men stay with
the ship, you cannot be saved.
3179
02:59:06,874 --> 02:59:08,323
- [Luke] So the
soldiers cut the ropes
3180
02:59:08,323 --> 02:59:10,670
that held the lifeboat
and let it fall away.
3181
02:59:10,670 --> 02:59:13,673
[suspenseful music]
3182
02:59:31,415 --> 02:59:34,108
Just before dawn Paul
urged them all to eat.
3183
02:59:40,045 --> 02:59:42,357
- For the last 14 days.
3184
02:59:42,357 --> 02:59:43,634
- [Luke] He said.
3185
02:59:43,634 --> 02:59:46,258
- You have been in
constant suspense
3186
02:59:46,258 --> 02:59:47,777
and have gone without food.
3187
02:59:47,777 --> 02:59:49,261
You haven't eaten anything.
3188
02:59:51,194 --> 02:59:54,645
Now I urge you to
take some food.
3189
02:59:56,302 --> 02:59:57,717
You need it to survive.
3190
02:59:59,789 --> 03:00:02,446
Not one of you will lose a
single hair from his head.
3191
03:00:03,931 --> 03:00:05,864
- [Luke] After he said
this, he took some bread
3192
03:00:05,864 --> 03:00:08,659
and gave thanks to God
in front of them all.
3193
03:00:08,659 --> 03:00:10,661
Then he broke it
and began to eat.
3194
03:00:10,661 --> 03:00:13,319
[dramatic music]
3195
03:00:13,319 --> 03:00:16,012
They were all encouraged and
ate some food themselves.
3196
03:00:17,185 --> 03:00:20,395
Altogether there were
276 of us on board.
3197
03:00:23,088 --> 03:00:24,883
When they had eaten as
much as they wanted,
3198
03:00:24,883 --> 03:00:27,851
they lightened the ship by
throwing the grain into the sea.
3199
03:00:28,783 --> 03:00:32,338
[suspenseful music]
3200
03:00:32,338 --> 03:00:34,513
When daylight came, they
did not recognize the land,
3201
03:00:34,513 --> 03:00:37,102
but they saw a bay
with a sandy beach,
3202
03:00:37,102 --> 03:00:40,036
where they decided to run the
ship aground if they could.
3203
03:00:40,036 --> 03:00:42,521
Cutting loose the anchors,
they left them in the sea
3204
03:00:42,521 --> 03:00:45,524
and at the same time untied the
ropes that held the rudders.
3205
03:00:45,524 --> 03:00:47,319
Then they hoisted the
foresail to the wind
3206
03:00:47,319 --> 03:00:48,768
and made for the beach.
3207
03:00:48,768 --> 03:00:51,116
But the ship struck a
sandbar and ran aground.
3208
03:00:51,116 --> 03:00:53,394
The bow stuck fast
and would not move,
3209
03:00:53,394 --> 03:00:55,120
and the stern was
broken to pieces
3210
03:00:55,120 --> 03:00:56,776
by the pounding of the surf.
3211
03:00:56,776 --> 03:00:58,744
The soldiers planned
to kill the prisoners
3212
03:00:58,744 --> 03:01:01,402
to prevent any of them from
swimming away and escaping.
3213
03:01:07,995 --> 03:01:10,204
But the centurion wanted
to spare Paul's life
3214
03:01:10,204 --> 03:01:13,932
and kept them from
carrying out their plan.
3215
03:01:13,932 --> 03:01:15,140
He ordered those who could swim
3216
03:01:15,140 --> 03:01:17,452
to jump overboard
first and get to land.
3217
03:01:17,452 --> 03:01:19,247
The rest were to
get there on planks
3218
03:01:19,247 --> 03:01:20,662
or on pieces of the ship.
3219
03:01:22,078 --> 03:01:24,908
In this way everyone
reached land in safety.
3220
03:01:28,360 --> 03:01:30,120
Once safely on shore,
3221
03:01:30,120 --> 03:01:32,571
we found out that the
island was called Malta.
3222
03:01:33,779 --> 03:01:35,815
The islanders showed
us unusual kindness.
3223
03:01:36,955 --> 03:01:38,888
They built a fire
and welcomed us all
3224
03:01:38,888 --> 03:01:40,510
because it was raining and cold.
3225
03:01:41,580 --> 03:01:42,822
[ominous music]
3226
03:01:42,822 --> 03:01:44,203
Paul gathered a
pile of brushwood
3227
03:01:44,203 --> 03:01:45,998
and as he put it on the fire,
3228
03:01:45,998 --> 03:01:49,691
a viper driven out by the heat
fastened itself on his hand.
3229
03:01:51,141 --> 03:01:53,109
When the islanders saw the
snake hanging from his hand,
3230
03:01:53,109 --> 03:01:54,075
they said to each other.
3231
03:01:54,075 --> 03:01:55,490
- This man must be a murderer.
3232
03:01:56,767 --> 03:01:59,701
For though he
escaped from the sea,
3233
03:01:59,701 --> 03:02:02,083
justice has not
allowed him to live.
3234
03:02:02,083 --> 03:02:04,534
- But Paul shook the
snake off into the fire
3235
03:02:04,534 --> 03:02:05,915
and suffered no ill effects.
3236
03:02:16,304 --> 03:02:20,619
The people expected him to
swell up or suddenly fall dead.
3237
03:02:20,619 --> 03:02:22,000
But after waiting a long time
3238
03:02:22,000 --> 03:02:24,209
and seeing nothing
unusual happen to him,
3239
03:02:24,209 --> 03:02:26,556
they changed their minds
and said he was a god.
3240
03:02:30,422 --> 03:02:33,218
There was an estate nearby
that belonged to Publius,
3241
03:02:33,218 --> 03:02:34,874
the chief official
of the island.
3242
03:02:36,048 --> 03:02:37,498
He welcomed us to his home
3243
03:02:37,498 --> 03:02:39,949
and for three days
entertained us hospitably.
3244
03:02:42,882 --> 03:02:44,332
His father was sick in bed,
3245
03:02:44,332 --> 03:02:46,369
suffering from
fever and dysentery.
3246
03:02:47,715 --> 03:02:50,511
[gentle music]
3247
03:02:50,511 --> 03:02:53,963
Paul went in to see
him, and after prayer,
3248
03:02:53,963 --> 03:02:58,898
placed his hands on
him and healed him.
3249
03:03:13,499 --> 03:03:15,846
[son chuckling happily]
3250
03:03:15,846 --> 03:03:17,572
When this had happened,
the rest of the sick
3251
03:03:17,572 --> 03:03:19,264
on the island came
and were cured.
3252
03:03:20,230 --> 03:03:21,714
They honored us in many ways,
3253
03:03:22,853 --> 03:03:24,165
and when we were ready to sail,
3254
03:03:24,165 --> 03:03:26,478
they furnished us with
the supplies we needed.
3255
03:03:27,686 --> 03:03:29,619
After three months
we put out to sea
3256
03:03:29,619 --> 03:03:32,415
in a ship that had
wintered in the island.
3257
03:03:33,278 --> 03:03:35,556
It was an Alexandrian ship
3258
03:03:35,556 --> 03:03:39,077
with the figurehead of the
twin gods Castor and Pollux.
3259
03:03:40,526 --> 03:03:43,667
We put in at Syracuse and
stayed there three days.
3260
03:03:45,221 --> 03:03:47,533
From there we set sail
and arrived at Rhegium.
3261
03:03:48,672 --> 03:03:50,019
The next day the
south wind came up,
3262
03:03:50,019 --> 03:03:52,435
and on the following
day we reached Puteoli.
3263
03:03:53,919 --> 03:03:55,748
[sighing] There we
found some brothers
3264
03:03:55,748 --> 03:03:57,785
who invited us to
spend a week with them.
3265
03:03:59,373 --> 03:04:01,478
And so we came to Rome.
3266
03:04:01,478 --> 03:04:04,723
[dramatic music]
3267
03:04:04,723 --> 03:04:06,518
The brothers there had
heard that we were coming,
3268
03:04:06,518 --> 03:04:08,865
and they traveled as far
as the Forum of Appius
3269
03:04:08,865 --> 03:04:11,212
and the Three
Taverns to meet us.
3270
03:04:11,212 --> 03:04:13,766
At the sight of these
men, Paul thanked God
3271
03:04:13,766 --> 03:04:14,698
and was encouraged.
3272
03:04:16,286 --> 03:04:19,186
When we got to Rome, Paul was
allowed to live by himself,
3273
03:04:19,186 --> 03:04:20,601
with a soldier to guard him.
3274
03:04:22,534 --> 03:04:25,537
Three days later he
called together the
leaders of the Jews.
3275
03:04:35,236 --> 03:04:37,376
When they had assembled,
Paul said to them.
3276
03:04:38,515 --> 03:04:41,760
- My brothers, although
I have done nothing
3277
03:04:41,760 --> 03:04:46,765
against our people, or against
the customs of our ancestors,
3278
03:04:48,180 --> 03:04:50,803
I was arrested in Jerusalem
and handed over to the Romans.
3279
03:04:51,977 --> 03:04:54,635
They examined me and
wanted to release me,
3280
03:04:54,635 --> 03:04:58,121
because I was not guilty of
any crime deserving death.
3281
03:04:59,985 --> 03:05:01,642
But when the Jews objected,
3282
03:05:01,642 --> 03:05:03,678
I was compelled to
appeal to Caesar,
3283
03:05:05,128 --> 03:05:08,338
not that I had any charge to
bring against my own people.
3284
03:05:08,338 --> 03:05:11,928
For this reason I have asked
to see you and talk with you.
3285
03:05:13,309 --> 03:05:16,035
It is because of
the hope of Israel
3286
03:05:16,035 --> 03:05:17,968
that I am bound with this chain.
3287
03:05:18,935 --> 03:05:21,696
[dramatic music]
3288
03:05:26,874 --> 03:05:28,255
- [Luke] They replied.
3289
03:05:28,255 --> 03:05:30,395
- We have not
received any letters
3290
03:05:30,395 --> 03:05:31,913
from Judea concerning you,
3291
03:05:33,122 --> 03:05:35,745
and none of the brothers
who have come from there
3292
03:05:35,745 --> 03:05:39,714
has reported or said
anything bad about you.
3293
03:05:39,714 --> 03:05:43,511
But we want to hear
what your views are,
3294
03:05:43,511 --> 03:05:46,273
for we know that
people everywhere
3295
03:05:46,273 --> 03:05:48,171
are talking against this sect.
3296
03:05:49,724 --> 03:05:52,141
- [Luke] They arranged to
meet Paul on a certain day,
3297
03:05:52,141 --> 03:05:53,659
and came in even larger numbers
3298
03:05:53,659 --> 03:05:56,041
to the place where
he was staying.
3299
03:05:56,041 --> 03:05:58,285
From morning till
evening, he explained
3300
03:05:58,285 --> 03:06:00,632
and declared to them
the kingdom of God,
3301
03:06:00,632 --> 03:06:02,599
and tried to convince
them about Jesus
3302
03:06:02,599 --> 03:06:05,430
from the law of Moses
and from the prophets.
3303
03:06:05,430 --> 03:06:07,225
Some were convinced
by what he said,
3304
03:06:08,157 --> 03:06:09,606
but others would not believe.
3305
03:06:10,918 --> 03:06:13,403
They disagreed among
themselves and began to leave
3306
03:06:13,403 --> 03:06:15,578
after Paul had made
this final statement.
3307
03:06:15,578 --> 03:06:17,096
[gentle music]
3308
03:06:17,096 --> 03:06:19,892
- The Holy Spirit spoke the
truth to your forefathers
3309
03:06:19,892 --> 03:06:22,688
when he said through
Isaiah the prophet:
3310
03:06:22,688 --> 03:06:24,345
Go to this people and say,
3311
03:06:26,554 --> 03:06:29,108
"You'll be ever hearing
but never understanding.
3312
03:06:30,248 --> 03:06:32,974
"You will be ever seeing
but never perceiving.
3313
03:06:34,183 --> 03:06:37,634
"For this people's heart
has become calloused.
3314
03:06:37,634 --> 03:06:40,154
"They hardly hear
with their ears,
3315
03:06:40,154 --> 03:06:41,880
"and they have
closed their eyes.
3316
03:06:43,053 --> 03:06:46,056
"Otherwise they might
see with their eyes,
3317
03:06:46,056 --> 03:06:47,782
"hear with their ears,
3318
03:06:47,782 --> 03:06:49,198
"understand with their hearts
3319
03:06:49,198 --> 03:06:52,028
"and turn and I
would heal them."
3320
03:06:55,273 --> 03:06:57,861
Therefore, I want you to know
3321
03:06:59,794 --> 03:07:01,210
that God's salvation
3322
03:07:05,110 --> 03:07:06,801
has been sent to the gentiles,
3323
03:07:13,946 --> 03:07:14,982
and they will listen.
3324
03:07:31,688 --> 03:07:32,965
- [Luke] For two whole years
3325
03:07:32,965 --> 03:07:35,036
Paul stayed there in
his own rented house
3326
03:07:35,036 --> 03:07:37,315
and welcomed all
who came to see him.
3327
03:07:40,214 --> 03:07:42,975
[dramatic music]
3328
03:07:57,956 --> 03:07:59,578
Boldly and without hindrance,
3329
03:07:59,578 --> 03:08:01,580
he preached the kingdom of God,
3330
03:08:01,580 --> 03:08:06,585
and taught about the
Lord Jesus Christ.
3331
03:08:12,384 --> 03:08:14,973
[gentle music]
3332
03:08:48,006 --> 03:08:51,492
[people chatting faintly]
3333
03:09:06,162 --> 03:09:06,990
- Doctor.
3334
03:09:12,375 --> 03:09:13,238
Go in peace.
3335
03:09:14,446 --> 03:09:16,345
- Grace and peace
to you, Captain.
3336
03:09:20,487 --> 03:09:23,282
[dramatic music]265156
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